Lesser Definition

lĕsər
adjective

Little.

Webster's New World
Smaller in amount, value, or importance, especially in a comparison between two things.
Chose the lesser evil.
American Heritage
Smaller, less, or less important.
Webster's New World
Of a smaller size than other, similar forms.
The lesser anteater.
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adverb
Less.
Webster's New World
noun
One that is lower in importance, rank, magnitude, or degree.
The lesser of two evils.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Lesser

Noun

Singular:
lesser
Plural:
lessers

Origin of Lesser

  • Middle English from lesse less less

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • less +"Ž -er

    From Wiktionary

Lesser Sentence Examples

  • He will become the lesser of two evils.

  • She still gave him the look that said she thought he was a lesser being because of his status, but she'd refused to sleep until they found her friend.

  • His son Moses, who died about the end of the 13th century, translated the rest of Maimonides, much of Averroes, the lesser Canon of Avicenna, Euclid's Elements (from the Arabic version), Ibn al-Jazzar's Viaticum, medical works of IIunain ben Isaac (Johannitius) and Razi (Rhazes), besides works of less-known Arabic authors.

  • East and west of the mountain and a little in advance of it are lesser hills, the Devil's Peak (3300 ft.) being to the east and Lion's Head (2100 ft.) to the west.

  • The esquires, knights, lesser barons, even the remote descendants of peers, that is, the noblesse of other countries, in England remained gentlemen, but not noblemen - simple commoners, that is, without legal advantage over their fellowcommoners who had no jus imaginum to boast of.

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Words Starting With

LLELES

Words Ending With

RERSER

Unscrambles

lesser

Words Starting With L and Ending With R

Starts With L & Ends With RStarts With LE & Ends With RStarts With L & Ends With ER

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With L6 Letter Words Ending With R