- lesser less·er adj
- ['lɛsə(r)]
(importance, degree) minore, (size) più piccolo (-a)
to a lesser extent or degree — in grado or misura minore
the lesser of two evils — il minore dei due mali
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
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lesser — less·er / le sər/ adj: of less size, quality, degree, or significance; specif: of lower criminal liability duress has been held a good defense to such lesser crimes as robbery, burglary and malicious mischief W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr.… … Law dictionary
lesser — [les′ər] adj. [ LESS + ER] 1. alt. compar. of LITTLE 2. smaller, less, or less important adv. less … English World dictionary
less — adj Less, Lesser, smaller, fewer are comparable terms that approach each other in meaning but are not synonyms and are rarely interchangeable. Less means not as much, especially in degree, value, or amount, and its opposite is usually more. It… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lesser — less|er [ˈlesə US ər] adj [only before noun] 1.) formal not as large, as important, or as much as something else ≠ greater ▪ They originally asked for $5 million, but finally settled for a lesser sum. to a lesser extent/degree ▪ This was true in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lesser — (adj.) early 13c., a double comparative, from LESS (Cf. less) + ER (Cf. er) (2). Johnson calls it a barbarous corruption of less, formed by the vulgar from the habit of terminating comparatives in er. As an adverb from 1590s; now generally poetic … Etymology dictionary
lesser — less•er [[t]ˈlɛs ər[/t]] adj. a compar. of little with least as superl. 1) smaller, as in size, value, or importance: a lesser evil[/ex] a compar. of little with least as superl. 2) less • Etymology: 1175–1225 … From formal English to slang
lesser — adj. (usu. attrib.) not so great as the other or the rest (the lesser evil; the lesser celandine). Etymology: double compar., f. LESS + ER(3) … Useful english dictionary
less — [adj] smaller, inferior beneath, declined, deficient, depressed, diminished, excepting, fewer, lacking, lesser, limited, lower, minor, minus, negative, not as great, reduced, secondary, shortened, shorter, slighter, subordinate, subtracting,… … New thesaurus
lesser — [adj] inferior, secondary a notch under*, bottom, bush, bush league*, dinky*, insignificant, less important, low, lower, minor, minorleague*, nether, second fiddle*, second string*, slighter, small, small fry*, small time*, subjacent, subordinate … New thesaurus
lesser — adj smaller, slighter, shorter, narrower, lower; inferior, below par, imperfect; commonplace, mediocre, second rate, less; subordinate, subaltern, junior, secondary, minor … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
lesser — [[t]le̱sə(r)[/t]] 1) ADJ COMPAR: ADJ n, the ADJ of n You use lesser in order to indicate that something is smaller in extent, degree, or amount than another thing that has been mentioned. No medication works in isolation but is affected to a… … English dictionary
