Lighter vs Lesser - What's the difference?
lighter | lesser |
(light)
One who, or that which, lights.
A small, reusable handheld device for creating fire, especially for lighting cigarettes.
A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).
To transfer cargo or fuel from a ship, lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat.
(light)
(little)
of two things, the smaller in size, value, importance etc.
a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.
As adjectives the difference between lighter and lesser
is that lighter is comparative of light while lesser is comparative of little.As nouns the difference between lighter and lesser
is that lighter is one who, or that which, lights while lesser is a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.As a verb lighter
is to transfer cargo or fuel from a ship, lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat.lighter
English
Etymology 1
SeeAdjective
(head)- I prefer a lighter shade of pink.
Etymology 2
SeeNoun
(en noun)- a lighter of lamps
- Cigarette in mouth, he clutched his pockets in search of a lighter .
Etymology 3
See ; or possibly from (etyl) luchterNoun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)Etymology 4
SeeAdjective
(head)- What happened? You look 10 lbs. lighter !
- I wish I'd thrown a lighter punch; he's out cold.
Anagrams
* relightlesser
English
Adjective
(head)Derived terms
* lesser anteater * Lesser Antilles * lesser celandine * lesser extent * lesser evil, lesser of two evils * lesser flamingo * lesser included offense * lesser nothura * lesser spotted woodpeckerNoun
(en noun)- the lesser of two evils
- The greater sand hills increasingly do not migrate, but almost all lessers do.