lesser
lesser is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, lesser is hyphenated as:
Definitions oflesser
- A thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.
Example: "The greater sand hills increasingly do not migrate, but almost all lessers do."
- Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.
- Small in size.
Example: "This is a little table."
- Insignificant, trivial.
Example: "It's of little importance."
- Very young.
Example: "Did he tell you any embarrassing stories about when she was little?"
- (of a sibling) Younger.
Example: "This is my little sister."
- (also Little) Used with the name of a place, especially of a country or its capital, to denote a neighborhood whose residents or storekeepers are from that place.
- Small in amount or number, having few members.
Example: "little money; little herd"
- Short in duration; brief.
Example: "I feel better after my little sleep."
- Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
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