lesser

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English

Etymology

From less +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Adjective

lesser

  1. comparative form of little: more little

Adjective

lesser (not comparable)

  1. Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.
    Antonym: greater
    lesser panda
    lesser yellowlegs

Derived terms

Terms derived from the adjective "lesser"

Translations

Noun

lesser (plural lessers)

  1. a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.
    the lesser of two evils
    The greater sand hills increasingly do not migrate, but almost all lessers do.

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Old French

Verb

lesser

  1. Alternative form of laissier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-sss, *-sst are modified to s, s, st. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of lesser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive lesser avoir lessé
gerund en lessant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle lessant
past participle lessé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present les lesses lesse lessons lessez lessent
imperfect lessoie, lesseie, lessoe, lesseve lessoies, lesseies, lessoes, lesseves lessoit, lesseit, lessot, lesseve lessiiens, lessiens lessiiez, lessiez lessoient, lesseient, lessoent, lessevent
preterite lessai lessas lessa lessames lessastes lesserent
future lesserai lesseras lessera lesserons lesseroiz, lessereiz, lesserez lesseront
conditional lesseroie, lessereie lesseroies, lessereies lesseroit, lessereit lesseriiens, lesseriens lesseriiez, lesseriez lesseroient, lessereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present les les lest lessons lessez lessent
imperfect lessasse lessasses lessast lessissons, lessissiens lessissoiz, lessissez, lessissiez lessassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— lesse, les — lessons lessez —
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