lesser

A minimalist geometric depiction of two cubes, one much smaller than the other.
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A minimalist geometric depiction of two cubes, one much smaller than the other.

The image depicts two objects, one significantly smaller than the other, in a minimalist, geometric style. This directly visualizes the core meaning of 'lesser' as something smaller in size.

  1. adj
    1. Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.
      • lesser panda, lesser yellowlegs
  2. noun — 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.