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 Definitions of lesser  [ˈlɛs ər]  

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Definition of 'lesser' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) lesser
smaller, as in size, value, or importance:
a lesser evil.

2. (adv.) lesser
less.

Etymology:  (1175–1225)

Definition of 'lesser' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) lesser
of less size or importance
"the lesser anteater"; "the lesser of two evils"

2. (adj) lesser
smaller in size or amount or value
"the lesser powers of Europe"; "the lesser anteater"


Definition of 'lesser' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) lesser
less; smaller; inferior

2. (adverb) lesser
less


Translation of 'lesser' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: smaller or not as important
the lesser of the two towns.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: kleiner Arabic flag Arabic: أقَل من Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: по-малък
Brazilian flag Brazilian: menor Czech flag Czech: menší German flag German: kleiner
Danish flag Danish: mindre Greek flag Greek: λιγότερο σημαντικός, μικρ Spanish flag Spanish: menor
Estonian flag Estonian: väiksem Farsi flag Farsi: کمتر Finnish flag Finnish: vähäisempi
French flag French: le/la moindre Hebrew flag Hebrew: קָטָן יוֹתֵר Hindi flag Hindi: लघु
Croatian flag Croatian: manji Hungarian flag Hungarian: kisebb Indonesian flag Indonesian: lebih kecil
Icelandic flag Icelandic: minni;óæðri; síðri Italian flag Italian: minore, di minore importa Japanese flag Japanese: より小さい
Korean flag Korean: 보다 적은, 보다 중요하지 않은 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: mažesnis Latvian flag Latvian: mazāks; sīkāks
Malay flag Malay: tidak begitu penting Dutch flag Dutch: minder Norwegian flag Norwegian: mindre (betydelig)
Polish flag Polish: (po)mniejszy Persian flag Persian: کمتر Pashto flag Pashto: لږ
Portuguese flag Portuguese: menor Romanian flag Romanian: (cel) mai mic Russian flag Russian: меньший
Slovak flag Slovak: menší Slovenian flag Slovenian: manjši Serbian flag Serbian: manji
Swedish flag Swedish: mindre Thai flag Thai: ที่มีความสำคัญน้อยกว่า Turkish flag Turkish: daha küçük olan
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 較小的,較不重要的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: менший Urdu flag Urdu: اہمیت میں چھوٹا یا کمتر
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: nhỏ hơn Chinese flag Chinese: 较小的,較少的

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'lesser' - Nearby Entries  

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