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lesser

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɛsə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlɛsɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(les′ər)

From little (adj):

littler: adj comparative (For size or age—e.g."That tree is little, but the tree next to it is even littler.")

littlest: adj superlative (For size or age—e.g. "Theo is the littlest of my three little brothers.")

less: adj comparative (For amount—e.g. "I have little money. Certainly less money than him.")

lesser: adj comparative (For degree or intensity—e.g. "She has little love for him. Certainly, her love for him is lesser than her love for her mother.")

least: adj superlative (For amount—e.g. "I have little money, but Jim is the one who has least money out of all of us.")

From little (adv):

less: adv comparative (When talking about amount)

lesser: adv comparative (To modify an adjective—e.g. "That is a little-known work of art, but this is an even lesser-known one.")

least: adv superlative

Collocations for "lesser"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "lesser" in context.

little

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

adj

(the) little [girls, children]
my little [brother, sister, boy, girl]
poor little thing
the little things matter
(worry about) every little [thing, detail]
what a [pretty, cute] little
are too little [for, to]
when I was little, I always [said, did, tried]
is little in [terms of, relation to]
for as little as [$4]
have little interest in
have little time [to, for]
[there is, I have] little doubt that

adv

[eats, sleeps] very little
little did she [know, realize, suspect] (that)

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'lesser' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

evil - extent - share - less - known - spotted - jail - developed

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lesser

Collocations for "lesser"

little