Grep of noun lesser
lesser anteater
lesser antilles
lesser ape
lesser bullrush
lesser burdock
lesser butterfly orchid
lesser calamint
lesser celandine
lesser centaury
lesser duckweed
lesser galangal
lesser hemlock
lesser knapweed
lesser kudu
lesser omentum
lesser panda
lesser peritoneal cavity
lesser prairie chicken
lesser rhomboid muscle
lesser rorqual
lesser scaup
lesser scaup duck
lesser spearwort
lesser sunda islands
lesser twayblade
lesser whitethroat
lesser wintergreen
lesser yellow trefoil
lesser yellowlegs
Overview of adj lesser
The adj lesser has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (6) lesser -- (of less size or importance; "the lesser anteater"; "the lesser of two evils")
2. (1) lesser -- (smaller in size or amount or value; "the lesser powers of Europe"; "the lesser anteater")
Overview of adj less
The adj less has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (39) less -- ((comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) 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. less -- ((usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; "no less than perfect")
3. less lower -- ((usually preceded by `no)' lower in esteem; "no less a person than the king himself")
4. less -- ((nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases; `we had less apples' is not acceptable) fewer; "less than three weeks"; "no less than 50 people attended"; "in 25 words or less")
Antonyms of adj lesser
2 senses of lesser
Sense 1
lesser (vs. greater)
greater (vs. lesser)
Sense 2
lesser
INDIRECT (VIA small little) -> large big
INDIRECT (VIA small little) -> large big
Antonyms of adj less
4 senses of less
Sense 1
less(postnominal) (vs. more)
more(postnominal) (vs. less), more than
Sense 2
less
INDIRECT (VIA inferior) -> superior
Sense 3
less lower
INDIRECT (VIA inferior) -> superior
Sense 4
less
INDIRECT (VIA fewer) -> more
Similarity of adj lesser
2 senses of lesser
Sense 1
lesser (vs. greater)
Sense 2
lesser
=> small (vs. large), little (vs. big)
Similarity of adj less
4 senses of less
Sense 1
less(postnominal) (vs. more)
Also See-> little#2
Sense 2
less
=> inferior (vs. superior)
Sense 3
less lower
=> inferior (vs. superior)
Sense 4
less
=> fewer (vs. more)
Attributes of adj lesser
Attributes of adj less
Familiarity of adj lesser
lesser used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Familiarity of adj less
less used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4)
Grep of adj lesser
lesser
Grep of adj less
ageless
aimless
airless
ambitionless
armless
artless
aweless
awless
awnless
backless
baseless
beakless
beardless
bedless
bellyless
beltless
bibless
blameless
bloodless
bloomless
bodiless
bodyless
boneless
bootless
bottomless
boughless
boundless
bowelless
brainless
braless
branchless
breastless
breathless
briefless
brimless
burdenless
careless
casteless
causeless
ceaseless
changeless
characterless
chartless
cheekless
cheerless
childless
chinless
christless
classless
clewless
clothesless
cloudless
clueless
collarless
colorless
colourless
comfortless
conscienceless
cordless
costless
countless
creaseless
crownless
curtainless
dateless
dauntless
deathless
defenceless
defenseless
directionless
dowerless
dreamless
drugless
ductless
earless
echoless
edgeless
effortless
emotionless
endless
errorless
expressionless
eyeless
faceless
faithless
fatherless
fathomless
fatless
faultless
fearless
featherless
featureless
feckless
fernless
fingerless
flavorless
flavourless
flawless
fledgeless
flightless
flowerless
foodless
footless
forceless
formless
frictionless
friendless
fruitless
futureless
garmentless
gaumless
gill-less
glassless
gloveless
goalless
godless
gormless
graceless
grassless
groundless
guileless
guiltless
gutless
hairless
handleless
handless
hapless
harmless
hatless
headless
heartless
heatless
heedless
helpless
hipless
hitless
homeless
hopeless
hornless
hueless
humorless
indexless
jawless
jobless
joyless
juiceless
keyless
landless
lawless
leaderless
leadless
leafless
legless
less
less-traveled
lessened
lessening
lesser
lidless
lifeless
lightless
limbless
limitless
lipless
listless
loamless
lordless
loveless
luckless
lusterless
lustreless
masterless
matchless
mateless
meaningless
measureless
meatless
merciless
meritless
milkless
mindless
mirthless
moneyless
moonless
motherless
motionless
motiveless
motorless
mouthless
nameless
neckless
needless
nerveless
newsless
noiseless
noseless
numberless
odorless
odourless
offenceless
offenseless
ownerless
painless
parentless
passionless
pathless
patronless
peerless
penniless
petalless
pilotless
pitiless
planless
pointless
powerless
priceless
profitless
propertyless
pulseless
punctureless
purposeless
quenchless
raimentless
rainless
rayless
reasonless
reckless
recoilless
regardless
relentless
remorseless
resistless
resourceless
restless
rhymeless
ribless
riderless
rimeless
rimless
riskless
roadless
roofless
rootless
rudderless
rustless
ruthless
sapless
savorless
savourless
scaleless
scentless
scoreless
seamless
seedless
selfless
senseless
sexless
shameless
shapeless
shell-less
shiftless
shitless
shoeless
sightless
sinless
slaveless
sleepless
sleeveless
smokeless
soleless
soulless
soundless
speckless
speechless
spineless
spiritless
splinterless
spotless
springless
stainless
stalkless
starchless
starless
stateless
stemless
stingless
stoneless
strapless
styleless
sugarless
sunless
supperless
symptomless
tactless
tailless
tasteless
tearless
tensionless
thankless
thornless
thoughtless
thriftless
timeless
tireless
toeless
toneless
tongueless
toothless
topless
trackless
treeless
tubeless
tuneless
useless
valueless
viewless
voiceless
voteless
wakeless
wall-less
waterless
weaponless
weedless
weightless
wheelless
whiskerless
wigless
windless
wingless
winless
wireless
witless
wordless
worthless
wrinkleless
Overview of adj lesser
The adj lesser has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (6) lesser -- (of less size or importance; "the lesser anteater"; "the lesser of two evils")
2. (1) lesser -- (smaller in size or amount or value; "the lesser powers of Europe"; "the lesser anteater")
Overview of adj less
The adj less has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (39) less -- ((comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) 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. less -- ((usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; "no less than perfect")
3. less lower -- ((usually preceded by `no)' lower in esteem; "no less a person than the king himself")
4. less -- ((nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases; `we had less apples' is not acceptable) fewer; "less than three weeks"; "no less than 50 people attended"; "in 25 words or less")
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