Dictionary Definition
lesser adj
1 of less size or importance; "the lesser
anteater"; "the lesser of two evils" [ant: greater]
2 smaller in size or amount or value; "the lesser
powers of Europe"; "the lesser anteater"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɛsə(r)
Adjective
lesser- the comparative of little
- of two things, the smaller in size, value, importance etc.
Derived terms
Translations
the comparative of little
- Finnish: pienempi
of two things, the smaller in size, value,
importance etc
- Finnish: pienempi, vähäisempi
Noun
lesser- a thing that is of
smaller size, value, importance etc.
- the lesser of two evils
Translations
- Finnish: pienempi, vähäisempi
Related terms
Extensive Definition
Lesser is a surname, and may refer to
- Gabriele Lesser, German journalist
- George Lesser, American musician
- J Lesser aka Lesser, IDM musician
- Oskar Lesser, German astronomer
- Rika Lesser, American poet
- Anton Lesser, British actor
- Wendy Lesser, American author, editor and critic.
See also
lesser in German: Lesser
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
abated,
ablated, attenuated, bated, belittled, common, consumed, contracted, curtailed, decreased, deflated, demeaning, diminished, dinky, disadvantaged, dissipated, dropped, eroded, fallen, humble, in the shade, inferior, infra dig, insignificant, junior, less, low, lower, lowered, lowly, miniaturized, minor, modest, nether, ordinary, reduced, retrenched, scaled-down,
second rank, second string, secondary, servile, shorn, shorter, shrunk, shrunken, small, small-fry, small-time,
smaller, sub, subaltern, subjacent, subject, subordinate, subservient, third rank,
third string, under,
underprivileged,
vulgar, watered-down,
weakened, worn