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lesser

/ˈlɛsə/

noun

Meaning

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

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

adjective

Meaning

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

adjective

Meaning

  • Small in size.

    "This is a little table."

  • Insignificant, trivial.

    "It's of little importance."

  • Very young.

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

  • (of a sibling) Younger.

    "This is my little sister."

  • (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.

  • Small in amount or number, having few members.

    "little money;  little herd"

  • Short in duration; brief.

    "I feel better after my little sleep."

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