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Lesser

noun
/ˈlɛsə/
Word Frequency: 13.5

Definitions

1.nounA thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.
"The greater sand hills increasingly do not migrate, but almost all lessers do."
2.adjectiveOf two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.
3.adjectiveSmall in size.
"This is a little table."
4.adjectiveInsignificant, trivial.
"It's of little importance."
5.adjectiveVery young.
"Did he tell you any embarrassing stories about when she was little?"
6.adjective(of a sibling) Younger.
"This is my little sister."
7.adjective(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.
8.adjectiveSmall in amount or number, having few members.
"little money;  little herd"
9.adjectiveShort in duration; brief.
"I feel better after my little sleep."
10.adjectiveSmall in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.

Synonyms

smallminimumminimalinferiorminordiminishedslowerreducedpetitworsedecreasebare

Antonyms

greaterbiglarge

Rhymes With

successordresseroppressorpredecessorassessorprofessortransgressorblesser
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