Synonyms for lesser
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : les-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛs ər |
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Définition of lesser
Origin :- early 13c., a double comparative, from less + -er (2). Johnson calls it "a barbarous corruption of less, formed by the vulgar from the habit of terminating comparatives in -er." As an adverb from 1590s; now generally poetic or obsolete except in expression lesser-known (1813).
- adj inferior, secondary
- They affected that they never habitually thought of lesser concerns.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- All lesser forms of lying are forbidden along with the greater.
- Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
- Too much knowledge is even as great a danger as a lesser amount sometimes.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- The man of purpose says no to all lesser calls, all minor opportunities.
- Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan
- I recall but indifferently the lesser topics of conversation.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- I investigated the upper or lesser fall, which is close to the hotel.
- Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
- From door to door he galloped, a lesser Paul Revere, but sowing seeds of harmony.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- Besides the law of meat, there were a myriad other and lesser laws for him to learn and obey.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- When the lesser gods and demons see these halos, they hide and dare not move.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- In the third place the epic, in which there are heroes and other lesser personages.
- Extract from : « An Essay on Satire, Particularly on the Dunciad » by Walter Harte
Antonyms for lesser
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