lesser

See also: Lesser

English

Etymology

less +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛsɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛsə/

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• Rhymes: -ɛsə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: less‧er

Adjective

lesser

1. comparative form of little: more little
2. Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.

   Antonym: greater

   lesser panda, lesser yellowlegs

Derived terms

Terms derived from the adjective "lesser"

• lesser anteater
• Lesser Antilles
• lesser ape
• lesser arcana
• lesser bilby
• lesser black-backed gull
• lesser celandine
• lesser chinchilla
• lesser clubmoss
• lesser crested tern
• lesser evil, lesser of two evils
• lesser-evilism
• lesser evilism
• lesser evilist
• lesser extent
• lesser flamingo
• lesser galangal
• lesser goldfinch
• lesser grey shrike
• lesser included offence
• lesser included offense
• lesser jacana
• lesser kestrel
• lesser-known
• lesser kudu
• lesser mortal
• lesser multangular
• lesser nothura
• lesser occipital nerve
• lesser omentum
• lesser petrosal nerve
• lesser prairie chicken
• lesser redpoll
• lesser rhea
• lesser roadrunner
• lesser sac
• lesser sandplover
• lesser saphenous vein
• lesser scaup
• lesser seal script
• lesser spotted
• lesser spotted eagle
• lesser spotted woodpecker
• lesser trochanter
• lesser vestibular glands
• lesser wanderer
• lesser whistling duck
• lesser whistling teal
• lesser white-fronted goose
• lesser whitethroat
• lesser wing
• to a lesser extent

 

Translations

the comparative of little

• Belarusian: ме́ншы (mjénšy)
• Finnish: pienempi (fi), vähäisempi
• French: moindre (fr)
• German: weniger (de), kleiner (de), geringere (de)
• Italian: minore (it)
• Persian: کوچکتر‎ (fa) (kôčaktar)
• Portuguese: menor (pt)
• Russian: ме́ньший (ru) (ménʹšij)
• Spanish: menor (es)
• Ukrainian: ме́нший (ménšyj)

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

• Finnish: pienempi (fi), vähäisempi
• Persian: کوچکتر‎ (fa) (kôčaktar)
• Spanish: menor (es)

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.

Related terms

• less
• lesser of two evils
• fewer

Translations

thing that is of smaller size

• Finnish: pienempi (fi), vähäisempi

Anagrams

• Elsers, Eslers, resels, sleers

Old French

Verb

lesser

1. Alternative form of laissier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-sss, *-sst are modified to s, s, st. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of lesser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		lesser			avoir lessé
gerund		en lessant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		lessant
past participle		lessé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	les	lesses	lesse	lessons	lessez	lessent
	imperfect	lessoie, lesseie, lessoe, lesseve	lessoies, lesseies, lessoes, lesseves	lessoit, lesseit, lessot, lesseve	lessiiens, lessiens	lessiiez, lessiez	lessoient, lesseient, lessoent, lessevent
	preterite	lessai	lessas	lessa	lessames	lessastes	lesserent
	future	lesserai	lesseras	lessera	lesserons	lesseroiz, lessereiz, lesserez	lesseront
	conditional	lesseroie, lessereie	lesseroies, lessereies	lesseroit, lessereit	lesseriiens, lesseriens	lesseriiez, lesseriez	lesseroient, lessereient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	les	les	lest	lessons	lessez	lessent
	imperfect	lessasse	lessasses	lessast	lessissons, lessissiens	lessissoiz, lessissez, lessissiez	lessassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	lesse, les	—	lessons	lessez	—