lesser

/ˈlɛsə//ˈlɛsɚ/

noun

  1. 1

    A thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.

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

adjective

  1. 1

    Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.

Antonyms

adjective

  1. 1

    Small in size.

    This is a little table.
  2. 2

    Insignificant, trivial.

    It's of little importance.
  3. 3

    Very young.

    Did he tell you any embarrassing stories about when she was little?
  4. 4

    (of a sibling) Younger.

    This is my little sister.
  5. 5

    (also Little) Used with the name of a place, especially of a country or its capital, to denote a neighborhood whose residents or storekeepers are from that place.

  6. 6

    Small in amount or number, having few members.

    little money;  little herd
  7. 7

    Short in duration; brief.

    I feel better after my little sleep.
  8. 8

    Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.

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