lesser
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/ˈlɛsə/
English
Definitions
noun
- A thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.“The greater sand hills increasingly do not migrate, but almost all lessers do.”
adjective
- Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.
adjective
- 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.”
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Synonyms
smallminimumminimalinferiorminordiminishedslowerreducedpetitworsedecreasebarenarrowersinglelowerlimited