lesser
adjUS /ˈlɛsɚ/ · UK /ˈlɛsə/
Etymology From less + -er.
1Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.
- lesser panda
- lesser yellowlegs
- Derived terms
71 terms
lesser anteater, Lesser Antilles, lesser ape, lesser arcana, lesser auk, lesser baby innocence, lesser bilby, lesser black-backed gull, Lesser Britain, lesser capybara, lesser celandine, lesser chinchilla, lesser clubmoss, lesser crested tern, lesser cuckoo, lesser evilism, lesser-evilism, lesser evilist, lesser evil, lesser of two evils, lesser extent, lesser flamingo, lesser galangal, lesser goldfinch, lesser green leafbird, lesser grey shrike, lesser hedgehog tenrec, lesser included offence, lesser included offense, lesser jacana, lesser kestrel, lesser-known, lesser kudu, lesser moa, lesser mortal, lesser multangular, lesserness, lesser nothura, lesser occipital nerve, lesser omentum, lesser petrosal nerve, lesser prairie chicken, lesser redpoll, lesser rhea, lesser roadrunner, lesser rorqual, lesser sac, lesser sandplover, lesser saphenous vein, lesser scaup, lesser seal script, lesser siren, Lesser Slave Lake, Lesser Slave River, lesser spot-nosed monkey, lesser spotted, lesser spotted eagle, lesser spotted woodpecker, Lesser Sunda Islands, Lesser Sundas, lesser trochanter, lesser vestibular glands, lesser wanderer, lesser weever, lesser whistling duck, lesser whistling teal, lesser white-fronted goose, lesser whitethroat, lesser wing, lesser yam, to a lesser extent
lesser
adjEtymology From less + -er.
1that which is of lesser size, quality, degree, or significance; of lower status, importance, or rank
Comparative or contrast
- The larger Sand Hill Cranes increasingly do not migrate, but almost all lesser ones do.
- Between the two men, he was clearly the lesser one.