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lesse

lesse is the archaic form of less.

Meaning of less

Adverb

less (diminutive comparative)

  1. (comparative, diminutive) Used for constructing syntactic diminutive comparatives of adjectives and adverbs.
    • Randal is less welcome than Rachel but as her spouse we should invite them both.
  2. (comparative, diminutive) To a smaller extent or degree.
    • The grammar book was less than (that is, not at all) helpful.

See all 9 meanings of less

Proper noun capitalized: Lesse

Lesse

  1. A surname.

Questions about lesse

What does lesse mean?
Lesse means a surname.
What is lesse the archaic form of?
Lesse is the archaic form of less.
What part of speech is lesse?
Lesse is a proper noun.

Words near lesse in the dictionary

  1. less-known
  2. less-lethal
  3. less-than-stellar
  4. Lessard
  5. Lessards
  6. lesse
  7. lessed
  8. lessee
  9. lessees
  10. lesseeship
  11. lesseeships

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lesse (page history and authors); Lesse (page history and authors); less (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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