lesser

that which is of lesser size, quality, degree, or significance; of lower status, importance, or rank

Adjective

  1. that which is of lesser size, quality, degree, or significance; of lower status, importance, or rank
    • The larger Sand Hill Cranes increasingly do not migrate, but almost all lesser ones do.
    • Between the two men, he was clearly the lesser one.

Origin

Etymology tree English less English -er English lesser From less + -er.

Forms

more lesser most lesser

Related

less lesser of two evils fewer

Adjective not comparable

  1. Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.
    • lesser panda
    • lesser yellowlegs

    Antonyms: greater

Derived

lesser anteater Lesser Antilles lesser ape lesser arcana lesser auk lesser baby innocence lesser bilby lesser black-backed gull Lesser Britain lesser capybara lesser celandine lesser chinchilla lesser clubmoss lesser crested tern lesser cuckoo lesser evilism lesser-evilism lesser evilist lesser evil lesser of two evils lesser extent lesser flamingo lesser galangal lesser goldfinch