Adjective
- 1. lesser (vs. greater)
- usage: of less size or importance; "the lesser anteater"; "the lesser of two evils"
- 2. lesser, small (vs. large), little (vs. big)
- usage: smaller in size or amount or value; "the lesser powers of Europe"; "the lesser anteater"
Adjective
- 1. lesser (vs. greater)
- usage: (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree; "of less importance"; "less time to spend with the family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three years old"
- 2. lesser, small (vs. large), little (vs. big)
- usage: (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; "no less than perfect"
- 3. less(prenominal) (vs. more), little#2, slight
- usage: (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer; "less than three weeks"; "no less than 50 people attended"; "in 25 words or less"
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