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lesser

/ˈlɛsə/
noun
  1. A thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.

    "The greater sand hills increasingly do not migrate, but almost all lessers do."

adjective
  1. Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.

Antonymsgreater
adjective
  1. Small in size.

    "This is a little table."

  2. Insignificant, trivial.

    "It's of little importance."

  3. Very young.

    "Did he tell you any embarrassing stories about when she was little?"

Antonymsbig, large, big, big

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