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. Anthony Fauci:

   NIH-funded studies that are ongoing right now in both mouse and hamsters confirm the lesser virulence in the animal model. And, studies here at the Vaccine Research Center at NIH, in the nonhuman primate model, are ongoing and will await results of that.

2. Cynthia Deitle:

   Mr. Barr, you cannot have it both ways. If you believe that employers should have the right to terminate transgender employees, just because they are transgender, then you believe they are lesser than and not worthy of protection. If so, you need not invite us to future events at the Department of Justice.

3. Chris Russell:

   Ceres’ bright spot can now be seen to have a companion of lesser brightness, but apparently in the same basin, this maybe pointing to a volcano-like origin of the spots, but we will have to wait for better resolution before we can make such geologic interpretations.

4. Troy Thibodeau:

   A card in lesser condition of a stiff who never made it into the Hall of Fame might go for as little as $100, these are truly pieces of art. They're colorful, they're bright, they're folky, they're Americana.

5. Megan Rapinoe:

   I just want to say, it's all false, to every girl out there, to every boy out there, who watches this team, who wants to be on this team or just wants to live their dream out, you are not lesser just because you're a girl. You are not better just because you're a boy.

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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