lesser
/ˈlɛsə//ˈlɛsɚ/
noun
- 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
Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.
Antonyms
adjective
- 1
Small in size.
“This is a little table.”
- 2
Insignificant, trivial.
“It's of little importance.”
- 3
Very young.
“Did he tell you any embarrassing stories about when she was little?”
- 4
(of a sibling) Younger.
“This is my little sister.”
- 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
Small in amount or number, having few members.
“little money; little herd”
- 7
Short in duration; brief.
“I feel better after my little sleep.”
- 8
Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
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