Smaller in amount, value, or importance, especially in a comparison between two things: chose the lesser evil. Of a smaller size than other, similar forms: the lesser anteater. Lesser refers to something …

May 22, 2011 · Is −9 a smaller number than −8? And is −9 a lower number than −8? What is the difference between lower and smaller here?

'A smaller number of people', or 'a lesser number of people', mean exactly the same thing to me. But both are trumped by saying simply 'Fewer people'.

Jun 25, 2017 · a small thing or person. Heraldry. a charge, as an ordinary, smaller in length or breadth than the usual. Source: Dictionary.com In reference to the OP comment: it's actually trying to do a …

Jul 19, 2024 · Would it be ok to say "from smaller to larger" or do I have to say "from smallest to largest" E.g., I'm using the batteries from smallest/smaller to largest/larger capacity.

Aug 17, 2017 · I'm looking for a descriptive words to indicate "smaller than the standard version". Example: I have a html form with some inputs. The inputs come in sizes (eg small, normal, large). …

Dec 4, 2020 · You can say that a number is either less than or smaller than another number, although looking at Ngrams, people usually say less than. So both (3) and (4) should be acceptable answers, …

Aug 22, 2024 · There are plenty of words that means to make something (look) bigger, but I can't find their exact antonyms. magnify - make something look bigger enlarge - make something bigger zoom …

Closed 7 years ago. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a city is "an inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village"; a town is "a compactly settled area …

Apr 2, 2011 · Here's the order as described by the New Oxford American Dictionary: hamlet: a small settlement, generally one smaller than a village village: a group of houses and associated buildings, …