Definitions for Lesser
ˈlɛs ərless·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. lesseradjective

   of less size or importance

   "the lesser anteater"; "the lesser of two evils"

2. lesseradjective

   smaller in size or amount or value

   "the lesser powers of Europe"; "the lesser anteater"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lessernoun

   a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.

2. lesseradjective

   of two things, the smaller in size, value, importance etc.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lesseradjective

   A barbarous corruption of less, formed by the vulgar from the habit of terminating comparatives in er; afterwards adopted by poets, and then by writers of prose.

   What great despite doth fortune to thee bear,
   Thus lowly to abase thy beauty bright,
   That it should not deface all other lesser light. Fa. Qu.

   It is the lesser blot, modesty finds,
   Women to change their shapes than men their minds. William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona.

   The mountains, and higher parts of the earth, grow lesser and lesser from age to age: sometimes the roots of them are weakened by subterraneous fires, and sometimes tumbled by earthquakes into those caverns that are under them. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

   Cain, after the murder of his brother, cries out, Every man that findeth me shall slay me. By the same reason may a man, in the state of nature, punish the lesser breaches of that law. John Locke.

   Any heat whatsoever promotes the ascent of mineral matter, but more especially of that which is subtile, and is consequently moveable more easily, and with a lesser power. John Woodward, Natural History.

   The larger here, and there the lesser lambs,
   The new-fall’n young herd bleating for their dams. Alexander Pope.

2. Lesseradverb

   Etymology: formed by corruption from less.

   Some say he’s mad; others, that lesser hate him,
   Do call it valiant fury. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lesser

   Lesser, from Eliezer (Hebrew: אֱלִיעֶזֶר‎, Modern: Eli'ezer, Tiberian: ʼĔlîʻézer, "Help/Court of my God"), is a surname.

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1. lesser

   Lesser is an adjective referring to a smaller amount, smaller in size, or not as important. It's used to compare two or more entities or aspects, indicating that one is not as great in amount, degree, or significance as the other.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lesseradjective

   less; smaller; inferior

2. Lesseradverb

   less

3. Etymology: [This word is formed by adding anew the compar. suffix -er (in which r is from an original s) to less. See Less, a.]

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1. Lesser

   J Lesser is the stage name for Jason Doerck. Doerck was a member of the defunct laptop group Sagan, alongside Blevin Blectum, Wobbly, and video artist Ryan Junell.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lesser

   les′ėr, adj. (B.) less: smaller: inferior. [A double comp. formed from less.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LESSER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lesser is ranked #8885 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Lesser surname appeared 3,686 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Lesser.
   
   93.2% or 3,438 total occurrences were White.
   3.3% or 124 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 44 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.1% or 41 total occurrences were Black.
   0.7% or 26 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 13 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Lesser' in Adjectives Frequency: #662

Anagrams for Lesser »

1. resels

How to pronounce Lesser?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Lesser in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Lesser in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Lesser in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Lesser in a Sentence

1. Paul Offit:

   It is a little worrisome that you see a lesser neutralizing antibody response, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that you are unprotected, the goal of this vaccine is to keep you out of the hospital and to keep you out of the morgue. If you get a symptomatic infection or mildly symptomatic infection that is not a burden to the healthcare system.

2. George Bernard Shaw:

   If the lesser mind could measure the greater as a footrule can measure a pyramid, there would be finality in universal suffrage. As it is, the political problem remains unsolved.

3. Continuum Economics ' chief economist:

   It (the trade war) is likely to weaken demand for base metal because China has retaliated today by allowing the Chinese yuan to weaken in line with the fundamentals, going forward this means there will be more rounds of tariffs and protectionism against each other between the two largest economies, which signals lesser demand for commodities including base metals.

4. Matthew Petersen:

   In this current environment, we're going to have to choose between lesser evils, even if you are someone who generally prefers people voting in polling places, these are not ordinary circumstances.

5. George Torgun:

   We’re really disappointed we didn’t see something lesser in scope, this is basically offering up most of the Gulf, it’s another massive lease sale.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Lesser
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lesser
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Lesser
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lesser
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Lesser
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Lesser
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html