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  Lesser \Less"er\ (l[e^]s"[~e]r), a. [This word is formed by
     adding anew the compar. suffix -er (in which r is from an
     original s) to less. See Less, a.]
     Less; smaller; inferior.
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           God made . . . the lesser light to rule the night.
                                                    --Gen. i. 15.
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     Note: Lesser is used for less, now the compar. of little, in
           certain special instances in which its employment has
           become established by custom; as, Lesser Asia (i. e.,
           Asia Minor), the lesser light, and some others; also in
           poetry, for the sake of the meter, and in prose where
           its use renders the passage more euphonious.
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                 The more my prayer, the lesser is my grace.
                                                    --Shak.
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                 The larger here, and there the lesser lambs.
                                                    --Pope.
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                 By the same reason may a man, in the state of
                 nature, punish the lesser breaches of the law.
                                                    --Locke.
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  Lesser \Less"er\, adv.
     Less. [Obs.] --Shak.
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  Lesser \Less"er\, adv.
     Less. [Obs.] --Shak.

  Lesser \Less"er\ (-[~e]r), a. [This word is formed by adding
     anew the compar. suffix -er (in which r is from an original
     s) to less. See Less, a.]
     Less; smaller; inferior.
  
           God made . . . the lesser light to rule the night.
                                                    --Gen. i. 15.
  
     Note: Lesser is used for less, now the compar. of little, in
           certain special instances in which its employment has
           become established by custom; as, Lesser Asia (i. e.,
           Asia Minor), the lesser light, and some others; also in
           poetry, for the sake of the meter, and in prose where
           its use renders the passage more euphonious.
  
                 The more my prayer, the lesser is my grace.
                                                    --Shak.
  
                 The larger here, and there the lesser lambs.
                                                    --Pope.
  
                 By the same reason may a man, in the state of
                 nature, punish the lesser breaches of the law.
                                                    --Locke.

  lesser
       adj 1: of less size or importance; "the lesser anteater"; "the
              lesser of two evils" [ant: greater]
       2: smaller in size or amount or value; "the lesser powers of
          Europe"; "the lesser anteater"

  lesser
     Old French vb.
     (alternative form of fro laissier)

  Lesser
     n.
     (surname: en).

  lesser
     a.
     1 (en-comparative of: little)
     2 Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size
  (littler), in value, in importance etc.
     n.
     a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.

  Lesser
     n.
     (surname: en).

  lesser
     Old French vb.
     (alternative form of fro laissier)

  Lesser
     n.
     (surname: en).

  lesser
     Old French vb.
     (alternative form of fro laissier)

  Lesser
     n.
     (surname: en).

  lesser
     Englanti a.
     vähempi, pienempi

  lesser
     Engelska a.
     (böjning en adj little)

  lesser /lˈɛsə/
  akkerwinde

  Lesser /lˈɛsə/
  أقل

  lesser /lˈɛsə/
  menší

  lesser /lˈɛsə/ 
  weniger, kleiner, geringer, weniger bedeutend
        "a lesser extent"  - in geringerem Maße

  lesser //ˈlɛsə// //ˈlɛsɚ// 
  pienempi, vähäisempi 2.
  of two things, the smaller in size, value, importance etc
   3.
  the comparative of little

  lesser //ˈlɛsə// //ˈlɛsɚ// 
  pienempi, vähäisempi
  thing that is of smaller size

  lesser /lˈɛsə/ 
  1. न्यूनतर
        "He is a lesser known writer."

  lesser /lˈɛsə/
  manjeg značaja, manji, niži

  lesser /lˈɛsə/
  1. kevesebb
  2. csekélyebb
  3. kisebb
  4. kisebbik

  lesser /'lesər/
  1. mažesnis, mažesnysis, mažasis
  2. mažesniu laipsniu, mažesniu mastu

  lesser /ˈlesə/ 
   1.  mniejszy
   2.  pomniejszy

  lesser /lˈɛsə/
  1. daha küçük, daha az, iki kimse veya şeyin küçüğü.

  
/ˈɫɛsɝ/

  64 Moby Thesaurus words for "lesser":
     abated, ablated, attenuated, bated, belittled, common, consumed,
     contracted, curtailed, decreased, deflated, demeaning, diminished,
     dinky, disadvantaged, dissipated, dropped, eroded, fallen, humble,
     in the shade, inferior, infra dig, insignificant, junior, less,
     low, lower, lowered, lowly, miniaturized, minor, modest, nether,
     ordinary, reduced, retrenched, scaled-down, second rank,
     second string, secondary, servile, shorn, shorter, shrunk,
     shrunken, small, small-fry, small-time, smaller, sub, subaltern,
     subjacent, subject, subordinate, subservient, third rank,
     third string, under, underprivileged, vulgar, watered-down,
     weakened, worn
  
  

  a. 较少的,较小的,次要的;

     a. 较少的,较小的,次要的