English-Thai Dictionary

less

ADJ น้อยกว่า  ลดลง กว่า  noi-kwa

 

less

ADV น้อยกว่า  lesser fewer more more than noi-kwa

 

less

PREP หักออก  ชัก ออก  ลบ ออก  hak-ook

 

less than pleased

IDM ไม่ พึงพอใจ  mai-puang-por-jai

 

lessee

N ผู้เช่า  tenant phu-chow

 

lessen

VI ลดลง  ลด  ต่ำ ลง  น้อยลง  decrease lod-long

 

lessen

VT บรรเทา  แบ่งเบา  คลาย  ban-tao

 

lesser

SL เลส เบี้ย น  ผู้หญิง ที่ มี พฤติกรรม รักร่วมเพศ  lesbo Lezzer les-bian

 

lesson

N การ ว่ากล่าว เพื่อ สั่งสอน ให้ ดีขึ้น  reproof rebuke kan-wa-klao-puea-sang-son-hai-de-kuen

 

lesson

N ตอน หนึ่ง ใน พระคัมภีร์  ส่วน หรือ บท ใน คัมภีร์  ton-nuan-nai-pra-kam-pe

 

lesson

N ตัวอย่าง  ตัวอย่าง สอนใจ  เยี่ยงอย่าง  แบบอย่าง  tua-yang

 

lesson

N บทเรียน  ชั้นเรียน  ชั่วโมง เรียน  bod-rian

 

lesson

N สิ่ง ที่ เรียนรู้ จาก ประสบการณ์  บทเรียน ใน ชีวิต  sing-ti-rian-ru-jak-pra-sob-kan

 

lesson

VT ว่ากล่าว  ตักเตือน  ตำหนิ  wa-kao

 

lesson

VT สั่งสอน  สอน  ให้ บทเรียน  teach instruct sang-son

 

lessor

N ผู้ให้เช่า  land lord phu-hai-chow

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LESS

for unless. [Not in use. ]

 

LESS

A terminating syllable of many nouns and some adjectives. Hence it is a privative word, denoting destitution; as a witless man, a man destitute of wit; childless, without children; fatherless; faithless; penniless; lawless, etc.

 

LESS

a.Smaller; not so large or great; as a less quantity or number; a horse of less size or value. We are all destined to suffer affliction in a greater or less degree.

 

LESS

adv. Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as less bright or loud; less beautiful; less obliging; less careful. The less a man praises himself, the more disposed are others to praise him.

 

LESS

n. 1. Not so much.
They gathered some more, some less. Exodus 16:17.
2. An inferior.
The less is blessed by the better. Hebrews 7:7.

 

LESS

v.t.To make less. [Not in use. ]

 

LESSEE

n.[from lease. ] The person to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease.

 

LESSEN

v.t.les'n. [from less. ] 1. To make less; to diminish; to reduce in bulk, size, quantity, number or amount; to make smaller; as, to lessen a kingdom or its population.
2. To diminish in degree, state of quality; as, awkward manners tend to lessen our respect for men of merit.
3. To degrade; to reduce in dignity.
St. Paul chose to magnify his office, when ill men conspired to lessen it.

 

LESSEN

v.i.les'n. 1. To become less; to shrink; to contract in bulk, quantity, number or amount; to be diminished. The apparent magnitude of objects lessens as we recede from them.
2. To become less in degree, quality or intensity; to decrease. The strength of the body, and the vivacity of the temper usually lessen as we advance in age.

 

LESSENED

pp. Made smaller; diminished.

 

LESSENING

ppr. Reducing in bulk, amount or degree; degrading.

 

LESSER

a.[This word is a corruption; but too well established to be discarded. ] Less; smaller. Authors always write the Lesser Asia.
By the same reason, may a man in a state of nature, punish the lesser breaches of that law.
God made the lesser light to rule the night. Genesis 1:16.

 

LESSON

n.les'n. [L. lectio, from lego, to read. ] 1. Any thing read or recited to a teacher by a pupil or learner for improvement; or such a portion of a book as a pupil learns and repeats at one time. The instructor is pleased when his pupils recite their lessons with accuracy and promptness.
2. A portion of Scripture read in divine service. Thus endeth the first lesson.
3. A portion of a book or manuscript assigned by a preceptor to a pupil to be learnt, or for an exercise; something to be learnt. Give him his lesson.
4. Precept; doctrine or notion inculcated.
Be not jealous over the wife of thy bosom, and teach her not an evil lesson against thyself.
5. Severe lecture; reproof; rebuke.
She would give her a lesson for walking so late.
6. Tune written for an instrument.
7. Instruction or truth, taught by experience. The lessons which sickness imparts, she leaves to be practiced when health is established.

 

LESSON

v.t.les'n. To teach; to instruct. Children should be lessoned into a contempt and detestation of this vice.

 

LESSONED

pp. Taught; instructed.

 

LESSONING

ppr. Teaching.

 

LESSOR

n.[from lease. ] One who leases; the person who lets to farm, or gives a lease.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LESS

LESS Less (lês ), conj.

 

Defn: Unless. [Obs. ] B. Jonson.

 

LESS

Less, a. Etym: [OE. lesse, AS. læssa; akin to OFries. lessa; a compar. from a lost positive form. Cf. Lesser, Lest, Least. Less has the sense of the comparative degree of little. ]

 

Defn: Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior; as, a less quantity or number; a horse of less size or value; in less time than before.

 

Note: The substantive which less qualifies is often omitted; as, the purse contained less (money ) than ten dollars. See Less, n. Thus in less [time ] than a hundred years from the coming of Augustine, all England became Christian. E. A. Freeman.

 

LESS

Less, adv. Etym: [AS. l. See Less, adj. , and cf. Lest. ]

 

Defn: Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or loud; less beautiful.

 

LESS

LESS Less, n.

 

1. A smaller portion or quantity. The children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. Ex. xvi. 17.

 

2. The inferior, younger, or smaller. The less is blessed of the better. Heb. vii. 7.

 

LESS

LESS Less, v. t.

 

Defn: To make less; to lessen. [Obs. ] Gower.

 

LESSEE

Les *see ", n. Etym: [F. laissé, p. p. of laisser. See Lease, v. t.](Law )

 

Defn: The person to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease. Blackstone.

 

LESSEN

Less "en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lessened; p. pr. & vb. n. Lessening. ]Etym: [From Less, a. ]

 

Defn: To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune. Charity. .. shall lessen his punishment. Calamy.St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men conspired to lessen it. Atterbury.

 

Syn. -- To diminish; reduce; abate; decrease; lower; impair; weaken; degrade.

 

LESSEN

LESSEN Less "en, v. i.

 

Defn: To become less; to shrink; to contract; to decrease; to be diminished; as, the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as we recede from them; his care, or his wealth, lessened. The objection lessens much, and comes to no more than this: there was one witness of no good reputation. Atterbury.

 

LESSENER

LESSENER Less "en *er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, lessens. His wife. .. is the lessener of his pain, and the augmenter of his pleasure. J. Rogers (1839 ).

 

LESSER

Less "er, a. Etym: [This word is formed by adding anew the compar. suffix -er (in which r is from an original s ) to less. See Less, a.]

 

Defn: 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

LESSER Less "er, adv.

 

Defn: Less. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

LESSES

Les "ses, n. pl. Etym: [F. laissées, from laisser to leave. See Lease, v. t.]

 

Defn: The leavings or dung of beasts.

 

LESSON

Les "son, n. Etym: [OE. lessoun, F. le lesson, reading, fr. L. lectio a reading, fr. legere to read, collect. See Legend, and cf. Lection. ]

 

1. Anything read or recited to a teacher by a pupil or learner; something, as a portion of a book, assigned to a pupil to be studied or learned at one time.

 

2. That which is learned or taught by an express effort; instruction derived from precept, experience, observation, or deduction; a precept; a doctrine; as, to take or give a lesson in drawing. " A smooth and pleasing lesson. " Milton. Emprinteth well this lesson in your mind. Chaucer.

 

3. A portion of Scripture read in divine service for instruction; as, here endeth the first lesson.

 

4. A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning. She would give her a lesson for walking so late. Sir. P. Sidney.

 

5. (Mus. ) An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.

 

LESSON

Les "son, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lessoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Lessoning. ]

 

Defn: To teach; to instruct. Shak. To rest the weary, and to soothe the sad, Doth lesson happier men, and shame at least the bad. Byron.

 

LESSOR

Les "sor, n. Etym: [See Lessee, Lease, v. t. ] (Law )

 

Defn: One who leases; the person who lets to farm, or gives a lease. Blackstone.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

less

less |les lɛs | ▶determiner & pronoun a smaller amount of; not as much: [ as determiner ] : the less time spent there, the better | [ as pronoun ] : storage is less of a problem than it used to be | ready in less than an hour. • fewer in number: [ as pronoun ] : a population of less than 200,000. ▶adjective archaic of lower rank or importance: James the Less. ▶adverb to a smaller extent; not so much: he listened less to the answer than to Kate's voice | that this is a positive stereotype makes it no less a stereotype. • (less than ) far from; certainly not: Mitch looked less than happy | the data was less than ideal. ▶preposition before subtracting (something ); minus: $900,000 less tax. PHRASES in less than no time informal very quickly or soon. less and less at a continually decreasing rate. less is more used to express the view that a minimalist approach to artistic or aesthetic matters is more effective. much (or still ) less used to introduce something as being even less likely or suitable than something else already mentioned: what woman would consider a date with him, much less a marriage? no less used to suggest, often ironically, that something is surprising or impressive: Peter cooked dinner —fillet steak and champagne, no less. • (no less than ) used to emphasize a surprisingly large amount. ORIGIN Old English lǣssa, of Germanic origin; related to Old Frisian lēssa, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek loisthos ‘last. ’ usage: In standard English, less should be used only with uncountable things ( less money; less time ). With countable things, it is incorrect to use less: thus, less people and less words should be corrected to fewer people and fewer words. See also usage at few .

 

less-developed country

less-de vel oped coun try ▶noun a nonindustrialized or Third World country.

 

lessee

les see |leˈsē lɛˈsi | ▶noun a person who holds the lease of a property; a tenant. DERIVATIVES les see ship |-ˌSHip |noun ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French lesse, past participle of lesser ‘to let, leave, ’ + -ee .

 

lessen

less en |ˈlesən ˈlɛsn | ▶verb make or become less; diminish: [ with obj. ] : the years have lessened the gap in age between us | [ no obj. ] : the warmth of the afternoon lessened.

 

Lesseps, Ferdinand Marie

Les seps, Ferdinand Marie |ˈlesəps, ləˈseps ləˈsɛps |, Vicomte de (1805 –94 ), French diplomat. From 1854, while in the consular service in Egypt, he devoted himself to the Suez Canal project. In 1881, as the head of a private company, he embarked on the building of the Panama Canal, but the project was abandoned in 1889.

 

lesser

less er |ˈlesər ˈlɛsər | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] not so great or important as the other or the rest: he was convicted of a lesser assault charge | they nest mostly in Alaska and to a lesser extent in Siberia. • lower in terms of rank or quality: the lesser aristocracy | you're looking down your nose at us lesser mortals. • used in names of animals and plants that are smaller than similar kinds, e.g., lesser spotted woodpecker, lesser celandine. PHRASES a /the lesser evil (or the lesser of two evils ) the less harmful or unpleasant of two bad choices or possibilities: authoritarianism may seem a lesser evil than abject poverty. ORIGIN Middle English: a double comparative, from less + -er 2 . usage: On the punctuation of lesser in compound adjectives, see usage at well 1 .

 

Lesser Antilles

Less er An til les see Antilles.

 

lesser celandine

less er cel an dine ▶noun see celandine.

 

lesser-known

less er-known ▶adjective not as well or widely known as others of the same kind.

 

lesser panda

less er pan da ▶noun another term for red panda.

 

Lesser Sunda Islands

Less er Sun da Is lands see Sunda Islands.

 

Lessing, Doris

Les sing, Doris |ˈlesiNG ˈlɛsɪŋ | (1919 –), British novelist and short-story writer, brought up in Rhodesia; full name Doris May Lessing. Notable novels: The Grass is Singing (1950 ), The Golden Notebook (1962 ), and Canopus in Argos: Archives (science-fiction quintet, 1979 –83 ). Nobel Prize for Literature (2007 ).

 

Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim

Les |sing |ˈlɛsɪŋ | (1729 –81 ), German dramatist and critic. In his critical works, such as Laokoon (1766 ), he suggested that German writers look to English literature rather than the French classical school. He also wrote both tragedy and comedy.

 

lesson

les son |ˈlesən ˈlɛsn | ▶noun 1 an amount of teaching given at one time; a period of learning or teaching: an advanced lesson in math | a driving lesson. • a thing learned or to be learned by a student. • a thing learned by experience: the tragedy is a lesson in disappointment. • an occurrence, example, or punishment that serves or should serve to warn or encourage: let that be a lesson to you! 2 a passage from the Bible read aloud during a church service, esp. either of two readings at morning and evening prayer in the Anglican Church. ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic instruct or teach (someone ). • admonish or rebuke (someone ). PHRASES learn one's lesson acquire a greater understanding of the world through a particular unpleasant or stressful experience. teach someone a lesson punish or hurt someone as a deterrent: they were teaching me a lesson for daring to complain. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French leçon, from Latin lectio (see lection ).

 

lessor

les sor |ˈlesˌôr, leˈsôr leˈsɔːr | ▶noun a person who leases or lets a property to another; a landlord. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French lesser ‘let, leave. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

less

less |lɛs | ▶determiner & pronoun a smaller amount of; not as much: [ as determiner ] : the less time spent there, the better | [ as pronoun ] : storage is less of a problem than it used to be | they returned in less than an hour. • fewer in number: [ as pronoun ] : a population of less than 200,000. See usage at less below. ▶adjective archaic of lower rank or importance: James the Less. ▶adverb to a smaller extent; not so much: cut out less important material | that this is a positive stereotype makes it no less a stereotype. • (less than ) far from; certainly not: Mitch looked less than happy. ▶preposition before subtracting (something ); minus: £900,000 less tax. PHRASES less and less at a continually decreasing rate. less is more used to express the view that a minimalist approach to artistic or aesthetic matters is more effective. much (or still ) less used to introduce something as being even less likely than something already mentioned: what woman would consider a date with him, much less a marriage? no less used to suggest, often ironically, that something is surprising or impressive: Peter cooked dinner —fillet steak and champagne, no less. • (no less than ) used to emphasize a surprisingly large amount. ORIGIN Old English lǣssa, of Germanic origin; related to Old Frisian lēssa, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek loisthos ‘last ’. usage: In standard English less should only be used with uncountable things ( less money, less time ). With countable things it is incorrect to use less ( less people and less words ); strictly speaking, correct use is fewer people and fewer words. See also usage at few .

 

less-developed country

less-developed coun |try ▶noun a Third World or non-industrialized country.

 

lessee

lessee |lɛˈsiː | ▶noun a person who holds the lease of a property; a tenant. DERIVATIVES lesseeship noun ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French lesse, past participle of lesser ‘to let, leave ’, + -ee .

 

lessen

less ¦en |ˈlɛs (ə )n | ▶verb make or become less; diminish: [ with obj. ] : the years have lessened the gap in age between us | [ no obj. ] : the warmth of the afternoon lessened.

 

Lesseps, Ferdinand Marie

Lesseps, Ferdinand Marie |ˈlɛsəps, French ləsɛp |, Vicomte de (1805 –94 ), French diplomat. From 1854 onwards, while in the consular service in Egypt, he devoted himself to the project of the Suez Canal. In 1881 he embarked on the building of the Panama Canal, but the project was abandoned in 1889.

 

lesser

less ¦er |ˈlɛsə | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] not so great or important as the other or the rest: he was convicted of a lesser assault charge | they nest mostly in Alaska and to a lesser extent in Siberia. • lower in rank or quality: you're looking down your nose at us lesser mortals. • used in names of animals and plants which are smaller than similar kinds, e.g. lesser spotted woodpecker, lesser celandine. PHRASES the lesser evil (or the lesser of two evils ) the less unpleasant of two undesirable possibilities: authoritarianism may seem a lesser evil than abject poverty. ORIGIN Middle English: a double comparative, from less + -er 2 .

 

Lesser Antilles

Lesser An |til ¦les see Antilles.

 

Lesser Bairam

Lesser Bai ¦ram ▶noun another term for Eid ul-Fitr (see Eid ).

 

lesser celandine

less ¦er cel ¦an |dine ▶noun see celandine.

 

lesser-known

lesser-known ▶adjective not as well or widely known as others of the same kind.

 

lesser noctule

less ¦er noc |tule ▶noun another term for Leisler's bat.

 

lesser panda

less ¦er panda ▶noun another term for red panda.

 

Lesser Sunda Islands

Lesser Sunda Islands see Sunda Islands.

 

Lessing, Doris

Les |sing |ˈlɛsɪŋ | (b.1919 ), British novelist and short-story writer, brought up in Rhodesia; full name Doris May Lessing. An active communist in her youth, she frequently deals with social and political conflicts in her fiction, especially as they affect women. Notable novels: The Grass is Singing (1950 ); The Golden Notebook (1962 ). Nobel Prize for Literature (2007 ).

 

Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim

Les |sing |ˈlɛsɪŋ | (1729 –81 ), German dramatist and critic. In his critical works, such as Laokoon (1766 ), he suggested that German writers look to English literature rather than the French classical school. He also wrote both tragedy and comedy.

 

lesson

les ¦son |ˈlɛs (ə )n | ▶noun 1 a period of learning or teaching: an advanced lesson in maths | a driving lesson. • a thing learned or to be learned by a pupil. • a thing learned by experience: lessons should have been learned from two similar collisions. • an experience or event that serves as a warning or encouragement: let that be a lesson to you! 2 a passage from the Bible read aloud during a church service, especially either of two readings at morning and evening prayer in the Anglican Church. ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic instruct or teach (someone ). • rebuke (someone ). PHRASES teach someone a lesson punish or hurt someone as a deterrent or warning: they were teaching me a lesson for daring to complain. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French leçon, from Latin lectio (see lection ).

 

lessor

lessor |lɛˈsɔː, ˈlɛsɔː | ▶noun a person who leases or lets a property to another; a landlord. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French lesser ‘let, leave ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

less

less pronoun the fare is less than $1: a smaller amount than, not so /as much as, under, below. ANTONYMS more. ▶adjective there was less noise now: not so much, smaller, slighter, shorter, reduced; fewer. ▶adverb we must use the car less: to a lesser degree, to a smaller extent, not so /as much. ▶preposition figure the list price less 10 percent: minus, subtracting, excepting, without. ANTONYMS plus. USAGE less, fewer Strictly, less applies to singular nouns ( less tonic water, please ) or units of measure ( less than six ounces of epoxy ). Fewer applies to plural nouns ( fewer guests arrived than expected ) or numbers of things ( there will be three fewer of us this year ). The exception in using fewer occurs when count nouns essentially function as mass nouns because the units are so very numerous or they aren't considered discrete items (the idea of individual units becomes meaningless ). Hence less is used correctly with time and money: one isn't, ordinarily, talking about the number of years or the number of dollars but rather the amount of time or the amount of money —e.g.: • “On that mantra, Larry Clark has built a $45 million-a-year company in less than five years. ” ( Arizona Business Gazette; Nov. 30, 1995.) • “Okay, how about $50 a month for such an apartment —less than two dollars a day? ” ( Village Voice; Apr. 29, 1997.) Fewer, in fact, is incorrect when intended to refer to a period of time —e.g.: “You can run from sea level to the sky and back to earth in as fast as 45 minutes (so far ), but even today, going round-trip in fewer [read less ] than 60 minutes carries a special cachet. ” ( Anchorage Daily News; June 29, 1997.) But if the units of time are thought of as wholes, and not by fractions, then fewer is called for ( fewer days abroad; fewer weeks spent apart ). Hence we say less documentation but fewer documents; less whispering but fewer remarks; less of a burden but fewer burdens; less fat but fewer calories. Fastidious writers and editors preserve the old distinction. But the loose usage crops up often —e.g.: “You will have less [read fewer ] people to call and haunt about paying for their outfits and buying their accessories.” ( Boston Herald [magazine ]; Oct. 19, 1997.) The linguistic hegemony by which less has encroached on fewer' s territory is probably now irreversible. What has clinched this development is something as mundane as the express checkout lines in supermarkets. They're typically bedecked with signs cautioning, “15 items or less. ” These signs are all but ubiquitous in the United States. But the occasional more literate supermarket owner uses a different sign: “15 or fewer items.” Finally, even with the strict usage, it's sometimes a close call whether a thing is a mass noun or a count noun, and hence whether less or fewer is proper. Take, for example, a percentage: should it be "less than 10 \% of the homeowners were there " or "fewer than 10 \% of the homeowners were there "? One could argue that a percentage is something counted (i.e., 10 out of 100 ), and thus requires fewer. One could also argue that a percentage is a collective mass noun (akin, e.g., to money ), and thus requires less. The latter is the better argument because most percentages aren't whole numbers anyway. And even if it were a toss-up between the two theories, it's sound to choose less, which is less formal in tone than fewer. If, in strict usage, less applies to singular nouns and fewer to plural nouns, the choice is clear: "one less golfer on the course, " not "one fewer golfer. " This is tricky only because less is being applied to a singular count noun, whereas it usually applies to a mass noun. Lyricist Hal David got it right in “One Less Bell to Answer ” (1970 ). Nearly a quarter of the time, however, writers use one fewer, an awkward and unidiomatic phrase. One can't help thinking that this is a kind of hypercorrection induced by underanalysis of the less -vs. - fewer question. Lesser, like less, refers to quantity, but is confined to use as an adjective before a singular noun and following an article (the lesser crime ) or alone before a plural noun ( lesser athletes ), thus performing a function no longer idiomatically possible with less. Dating from the thirteenth century, this formal usage allows lesser to act as an antonym of greater. Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage.

 

lessen

lessen verb 1 the new law did little to lessen the stigma: reduce, make less /smaller, minimize, decrease; allay, assuage, alleviate, attenuate, palliate, ease, dull, deaden, blunt, moderate, mitigate, dampen, soften, tone down, dilute, weaken. ANTONYMS increase. 2 the pain began to lessen: grow less, grow smaller, decrease, diminish, decline, subside, abate; fade, die down /off, let up, ease off, tail off, drop (off /away ), fall, dwindle, ebb, wane, recede. ANTONYMS increase. 3 his behavior lessened him in their eyes: diminish, degrade, discredit, devalue, belittle. ANTONYMS aggrandize.

 

lesser

lesser adjective 1 a lesser offense: less important, minor, secondary, subsidiary, marginal, ancillary, auxiliary, supplementary, peripheral; inferior, insignificant, unimportant, petty. ANTONYMS greater, primary. 2 you look down at us lesser mortals: subordinate, minor, inferior, second-class, subservient, lowly, humble. ANTONYMS superior.

 

lesson

lesson noun 1 a math lesson: class, session, seminar, tutorial, lecture, period, period of instruction /teaching. 2 (lessons ) they should be industrious at their lessons: exercises, assignments, schoolwork, homework, study. 3 reading the lesson in church: Bible reading, scripture, text, reading, passage. 4 Stuart's accident should be a lesson to all parents: warning, deterrent, caution; example, exemplar, message, moral.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

less

less pronoun the fare is less than £1: a smaller amount; not so much as, not as much as, under, below; informal shy of. ANTONYMS more. ▶determiner there was less noise now in the town: not so much, not so great, smaller, slighter, shorter, reduced; fewer. ANTONYMS more. ▶adverb we must consider the alternatives available so we can use the car less: to a lesser degree, to a smaller extent, not so much, not as much; rarely, barely, little, not much. ANTONYMS more. ▶preposition normally the buyer purchases at list price less 10 per cent: minus, subtracting, excepting, without, lacking. ANTONYMS plus. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS less or fewer? In standard English, less should be used only with mass nouns, as in I have less money than I thought, or with numbers or expressions of time, as in less than three weeks. With countable nouns, fewer should be used, as in customers with fewer than five items. These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

lessen

lessen verb 1 exercise lessens the risk of coronary heart disease: reduce, make less, minimize, make smaller, decrease; allay, assuage, alleviate, attenuate, palliate, ease, dull, deaden, blunt, take the edge off, moderate, mitigate, check, dampen, depress, soften, tone down, dilute, relax, mollify, temper, weaken, tame, erode; narrow, lower, discount; curtail, prune, pare down, truncate; informal slash. ANTONYMS increase, magnify. 2 the pain in his chest began to lessen: grow less, get less, grow smaller, decrease, diminish, decline, subside, abate, moderate; fade, die down /off, let up, ease off, tail off, drop, drop off /away, fall, dwindle, taper off, peter out, go /come down, shrink, contract; ebb, wane, erode, waste away, flag, attenuate, slacken, lighten, quieten, recede, relent, remit, desist; sink, slump, plummet; informal nosedive. ANTONYMS increase, grow. 3 his behaviour lessened him in their eyes: diminish, lower, reduce, minimize, degrade, discredit, devalue, belittle, humble. ANTONYMS aggrandize, make more important.

 

lesser

lesser adjective 1 a lesser offence: less important, minor, secondary, subsidiary, marginal, ancillary, auxiliary, supplementary, supplemental, peripheral; inferior, slighter, insignificant, unimportant, petty; lower, lower-level, lower-grade, second-rate. ANTONYMS greater, primary. 2 you look down your nose at us lesser mortals: subordinate, minor, inferior, second-class, subservient, lowly, humble, servile, menial, mean; junior. ANTONYMS superior.

 

lesson

lesson noun 1 a maths lesson: class, session, seminar, tutorial, lecture, period; period of instruction, period of teaching, period of coaching, period of tutoring, period of schooling. 2 they should be industrious at their lessons: exercise, assignment, school task, drill; (lessons ) school work, homework. 3 she would always volunteer to read the lesson in assembly: Bible reading, Bible passage, scripture, text, reading. 4 Stuart's accident should be a lesson to all parents: warning, deterrent, caution; example, exemplar; message, moral, precept. 5 (lessons ) it was a tough time, and it taught her some hard lessons: knowledge, wisdom, enlightenment, experience, truths.

 

Duden Dictionary

Lessing

Les sing Eigenname |L e ssing |deutscher Dichter

 

lessingsch

les singsch Adjektiv |l e ssingsch |

 

French Dictionary

lessivable

lessivable adj. adjectif Qui peut être lessivé. : Un revêtement mural lessivable.

 

lessivage

lessivage n. m. nom masculin Action de lessiver. : Le lessivage des plafonds.

 

lessive

lessive n. f. nom féminin 1 Savon pour laver le linge. SYNONYME détersif . 2 Blanchissage du linge; linge lavé. : Un jour de lessive.

 

lessiver

lessiver v. tr. verbe transitif 1 vieilli Nettoyer du linge. 2 Nettoyer à l ’aide d ’une solution détersive. : Lessiver les plafonds. 3 figuré Au jeu, éliminer des adversaires. : Ils se sont fait lessiver en moins de temps qu ’il n ’en faut pour le dire. SYNONYME laver . aimer

 

lessiveuse

lessiveuse n. f. nom féminin Récipient servant à faire bouillir le linge. Note Technique Pour un usage domestique, on emploie plutôt machine à laver (au Québec, laveuse ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

less

less /les /〖「より小さい 」＞「数 量が少ない 」〗 (! littleの比較級 ) (動 )lessen, (形 )(副 )lesser 副詞 1 〖less ＋形容詞 /副詞 ; 動詞 ＋less 〗 «…より » 少ない程度に ; «…ほど » …でない «than » ▸ Laptop computers are much lighter and less expensive than they were ten years ago .ラップトップコンピュータは10年前と比べずいぶんと軽くなり値段も安くなった ▸ Most people fax photos less often than text .たいていの人はファックスで文字原稿ほど写真を送付しない ▸ I couldn't care less .ちっともかまわないさ 2 〖the less 〗その分だけ少ない程度に … (!このtheは 副詞 ) ▸ The more you know what might happen, the less you will fear it .何が起こりそうかわかればそれだけ怖さも減る (→the more …, the more less …)3 ｟遠回しに ｠(あまり )…でない ▸ less able [talented ]有能でない (!stupidというのを避けた表現 ) ▸ less developed countries 開発後進諸国 è ven l é ss …＝much less ….l è ss and l é ss だんだん …でなくなる .l é ss than …1 …より少ない (↔more than …) (!… は数量の表現 ) ▸ less than a thousand dollars 千ドル未満 2 まったく …ではない, …とは程遠い (not at all ) (!… はperfect, satisfactoryなどの 形容詞 ) .l é ss A th à n B (同じ人 物がもつ性質を比べて )AというよりはむしろB ▸ His new book is less a novel than a biography .彼の新作は小説というよりは伝記だ m ù ch [st ì ll, è ven ] l é ss …｟かたく ｠〖否定の内容の後に続けて 〗まして [なおさら, いわんや ]…ない (!…は名詞句, 形容詞句, 動詞句 .) ▸ I don't think I did anything wrong, much less illegal .何も悪いことをしたとは思っていないし, まして違法なことをやったとは思っていない ▸ I can hardly stand, much less talk .ほとんど立てない, ましてや話なんてできない …, no l é ss ｟しばしばおどけて 皮肉で ｠〖通例文末で 〗なんとあの (ほかでもない )…; なんとまあ …で ▸ In 2000, the MLB opening game was held in Japan, no less .2000年はメジャーリーグの開幕戦が, こともあろうになんと日本で行われた no l é ss than A 1 A 〈数量 〉も, Aほど多くの (as much [many ] as ) (!同様に予想以上に多い数量であることを強調するnot less than (↓)と区別なく用いられることがある ) ▸ My wife spends no less than fifty thousand yen on clothes every month .妻は毎月服代に5万円も使う 2 ｟米 ｠(重要 偉大なものにふれて )まさにあのA 〈人 組織など 〉(も [だって ]).n ò l é ss A than B 1 B同様Aで, Bに劣らずAで (!(1 )Aには 名詞 形容詞 などが来る. (2 )BにはAの性質が既にあることが前提 ) ▸ Mental suffering is no less painful than physical suffering .精神的苦痛は肉体的苦痛と同じくらいつらいものである 2 (なんと )BほどのA (!Aにはa personなどの 名詞 , Bには固有名詞 役職名などが置かれる ) ▸ No less a person than the president himself showed us around .なんと社長本人が自ら私たちを案内してくれた n ò ne the l é ss やはり, それでもなお ▸ Naoko didn't win first prize, but I respect her none the less for that .尚子は1位にならなかったが, だからと言って彼女を尊敬する気持ちに変わりはない (≒ …, but I don't respect her any the less for that ).n ò t l é ss than A 少なくともA 〈数量 〉, A以上 (!数量の多さを強調 ) ▸ The loss will be not less than $1,000 .損失は少なくとも千ドルを下らないだろう .n ò t l é ss … than A Aと比べても劣らないほど …▸ I am not less peace-loving than you are .僕だって君に負けないくらい平和を愛しているんだ st ì ll l é ss …＝much less ….形容詞 1 より少ない (量の )▸ eat less fat and more fruits and vegetables 脂肪の摂取量を減らし果物や野菜をもっと食べる 2 ｟くだけた話 ｠〖可算 名詞複数形を伴って 〗より少ない (数の ) (!この用法ではfewerが正式 ) ▸ We have less students this year than last .我が校は去年より生徒数が減っている 3 〖the less 〗その分だけ少ない量の …▸ The less money you earn, the more thrifty you are .稼ぎが少なければそれだけ倹約家になる l è ss and l é ss 徐々に少ない量の ▸ He has spent less and less time together with his family .彼は家族と過ごす時間がだんだん減ってきている n ò thing l é ss than A 1 Aにほかならない, まさにAそのもの (!nothing more or less than Aともいう ) ▸ It was nothing less than a miracle .それは奇跡以外の何物でもなかった 2 少なくともAを下らないもの .名詞 より少ない量の物 [事 ]▸ You must eat less and exercise more to lose weight .やせるには食べる量を減らして, もっと運動しなさい (!ここでlessはeatの目的語だがmoreはexerciseにかかる 副詞 ) ▸ decide to see less of her 彼女に会う回数を減らすことにする ▸ I don't want to settle for less .これ以下では妥協したくない ▸ The less said (about …), the better .(…について )これ以上言わない方が賢明だ ▸ for less より安い価格で (!広告などで用いられる ) in l è ss than n ó t ì me すぐに, たちまち (very soon ).l é ss of A 1 «…ほど » Aではない «than » (!less of a Aの形で; Aは程度性をもつ C 名詞 ) ▸ The party was less of a success than we imagined .パーティは我々が思ったほどうまくいかなかった 2 ｟話 ｠〖命令文で 〗A 〈事 〉をやめなさい (!特に子供に言う ) ▸ Less of your nonsense! ばかなまねはおやめ 3 ↑名詞 .前置詞 …を差し引いて , …を減じた (minus )▸ $2,500 a month, less tax 税引きで1か月2500ドル

 

lessee

les see /lesíː /名詞 C 〖しばしばL -〗〘法 〙賃借人 ; 借地人 (↔lessor ; →lease ).

 

lessen

less en /lés (ə )n / (! lessonと同音 ) →less 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 …を減らす , 縮小させる ▸ lessen the chance of heart attack 心臓発作を起こりにくくする 自動詞 減る , 減少する ; 小さくなる ; 弱まる .～ing 名詞 U 〖a ～〗減少 .

 

lesser

less er /lésə r /→less 形容詞 (!littleの比較級 ) ｟かたく ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗1 (他と比較して )より小さい [少ない ]; より重要でない (!(1 )lessと違い主に価値 重要性について用いる. (2 )thanと共には用いない ) ▸ the lesser breeds 劣等品種 2 (通常より )小型の (!動植物の種類名に用いる ) ▸ a lesser panda レッサーパンダ 3 〈刑罰 罪などが 〉より軽い .the l è sser of two é vils (好ましくない2つの選択肢の中で )まだましな方 .to a l è sser ext é nt [degr é e ]それ程ではないが (!しばしばandやbutの後で挿入句として用いられる ) .副詞 〖通例 複合語を作って 〗より少なく ▸ a lesser -known writer さほど有名ではない作家 ～̀ m ó rtals ｟おどけて ｠(重要人物と比較して )我々庶民 .

 

lesson

les son /lés (ə )n / (! lessenと同音 ) 〖語源は 「読むこと 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 a. (一般的に ) «…の » レッスン , 学課 , 習い事 ; 〖～s 〗(一連の )授業 , けいこ «in , on » (!(1 )何らかの技術を習得することを目的とし, しばしば個人授業をさす.(2 )inは学科など, onはその中の個別の項目について用いる ) ▸ take private piano lessons from her 彼女からピアノの個人指導を受ける ▸ give lessons in manners マナーを授業で教える b. ｟主に英 ｠(個々の )授業 (時間 ) (!｟米 ｠ではclassが普通 ) ▸ in lessons 授業では [の ], 授業中に [の ].2 〖通例単数形で 〗 «人にとっての /…についての » 教訓 , 苦い経験 , 教え «for , to /in » ; 戒め , 見せしめ ▸ learn [draw ] a lesson from the disaster その災害から教訓を得る ▸ a valuable lesson for me 私にとって貴重な経験 ▸ Let this be a lesson to you .｟話 ｠これを教訓にしなさい 3 (指導書の )課 , レッスン ▸ Lesson One 第1課 4 〖通例単数形で 〗〘宗 〙日課 〘教会で声に出して読まれる聖書からの引用文 〙.l è arn one's l é sson (失敗などから )教訓を学ぶ ; 懲りる .t è ach A a l é sson ｟くだけて ｠〈人 苦い経験などが 〉A 〈人 〉を懲らしめる ; A 〈人 〉にとってよい教訓となる .動詞 他動詞 ｟古 ｠〈人 〉に教える , 思い知らせる ; 〈人 〉を 叱責 （しっせき ）[訓戒 ]する .

 

lessor

les sor /lesɔ́ː r , -́- /名詞 C 家主, 大家, 貸し主 (↔lessee ; →lease ).