Used in a Sentence

lesser

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for lesser.

Editorial note

Spammers are a lesser problem than contentless thought pieces, as the former rarely receives genuine upvotes anyways.

Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of lesser gathered in one view.

noun

a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.

noun

A surname.

adjective

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for lesser.

noun

a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.

adjective

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

Example sentences

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Spammers are a lesser problem than contentless thought pieces, as the former rarely receives genuine upvotes anyways.

2

Remember how researchers were able to identify Netflix users based on lesser anonymized meta-data?

3

We also take pictures of it (and lesser white boards) to record designs agreed.

4

However, if the SEC wishes to create lesser penalties to cover this kind of thing, it has the regulatory authority to do so.

5

Old Python handled strings in a really dumb way that only seemed to work for monolingual Americans and (to a lesser extent) Western Europeans.

6

That happens in LA, and to a lesser extent in New York.

7

It clearly had a lesser capacity in all sorts of ways.

8

Lotus Word Pro, WordStar, StarOffice, and countless other lesser used products.

9

Most of these places have manned bicycle storage facilities where you can rent them, but they also have some in automated lockers in lesser frequented locations.

10

Rotary has the lesser known Rotaract program for 18-30s.

11

The adverts seem like the lesser of two evils.

12

The lesser offenders are fairly easy to correct in code review, again given the proper attitude, as they are unlikely to be doing things that require major refactoring.

Quote examples

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Until someone actually sits down and invents the "100 year language", it won't matter much if you're using a powerful language or one of the lesser blubs.

2

Most of the good guys are tall white men of the north and west, simple country farmers, and the dunedain who remain supermen even though their quality has diminished by mingling with the "blood of lesser men." The dwarves and elves are also good races.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use lesser in a sentence?

Spammers are a lesser problem than contentless thought pieces, as the former rarely receives genuine upvotes anyways.

What does lesser mean?

a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.

What part of speech is lesser?

lesser is commonly used as noun, adjective.