lesser

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛsə(r)

Adjective

lesser

1. comparative form of little: more little
2. of two things, the smaller in size, value, importance etc.

Derived terms

Terms derived from the adjective "lesser"

lesser anteater Lesser Antilles lesser celandine

lesser extent lesser evil, lesser of two evils lesser flamingo

lesser included offense lesser nothura lesser spotted woodpecker

Translations

the comparative of little

Finnish: pienempi (fi) German: weniger (de)

Persian: کوچکتر (fa) (kōĉaktar) Portuguese: menor (pt)

of two things, the smaller in size, value, importance etc

Finnish: pienempi, vähäisempi

Persian: کوچکتر (fa) (kōĉaktar)

Noun

lesser (plural lessers)

1. a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.

   the lesser of two evils

   The greater sand hills increasingly do not migrate, but almost all lessers do.

Translations

• Finnish: pienempi, vähäisempi

Related terms

• less
• the lesser of two evils
• fewer

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