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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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