English-Thai Dictionary

lesser

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

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

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.

 

Oxford Dictionary

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.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

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.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

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.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

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 .