Is lesser a proper word

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lesser (adverb) Lesser Antilles (proper noun)

What word type is lesser?

Less refers to a comparatively smaller amount, quantity, or degree and can be used in this sense as an adverb, adjective, or noun. Less has several other senses as an adverb, adjective, noun, and a preposition. Less is a comparative form of the word little, with the word least being the superlative.

Is the word lesser correct?

«Lesser than» would be incorrect since «lesser» and «than» both imply a comparison, which makes them redundant when used together. It would have to either be «less than» or «lesser» only.

Is Sybil a word?

prophetess; hag. A female given name from Ancient Greek, the most popular spelling variant of Sibyl since the 19th century.

What are the proper words?

A proper noun is the name given to something to make it more specific (e.g., Johnathan, Ollie, New York, Monday). Proper nouns are written with capital letters regardless of where they appear in a sentence. Proper nouns contrast with common nouns, which are the words for something (e.g., boy, dog, city, day).

16 related questions found

adjective, a comparative of little, with least as superlative. smaller, as in size or importance; inferior: a lesser evil.

Is drives singular or plural?

The plural form of drive is drives.

What is the plural of least?

least (plural leasts)

What kind of word is least?

• Least is the superlative form of little and can be used in the following ways:
• as a determiner (followed by an uncountable noun): He generally takes the path of least resistance.
• as a pronoun (without a following noun): People will choose the product that costs least.

What is the positive of least?

Comparative Form and Superlative Form (irregular comparisons)

positive form	comparative form	superlative form
little (amount)	less	least
little (size)	smaller	smallest
much / many	more	most
far (place + time)	further	furthest

What means of least?

1 : lowest in importance or position It’s least on my list of worries. 2a : smallest in size or degree The least noise would startle her. b : being a member of a kind distinguished by diminutive size the least bittern.

What refers to getting the most for the least?

Economics is the study of how to meet unlimited, competing wants with limited resources. It is the process of deciding how to get the most with the least—obtaining the greatest satisfaction from the least amount of resources. Or you might want world peace, a higher allowance, or a haircut. …

What does most and least mean?

As determiners the difference between least and most is that least is (little);the smallest amount of [something while most is superlative form of much.

What does get the most with the least mean quizlet?

Only $3.99/month. what does “get the most with the least” mean? obtaining the greatest satisfaction from the least amount of resources.

Why are resources considered limited?

Our resources are limited because the demand for them is greater than their availability. The gap between unlimited wants and limited resources creates scarcity. Because of scarcity, we must economize, consider the op- portunity costs of their decisions, and make trade-offs.

What are the 2 types of resources?

Anything from air to gold is all resources. Let us take a look at the two broad types of resources – natural resources and man-made resources.

What are the four limited resources?

It’s time to wrap things up, but before we go, always remember that the four factors of production – land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship – are scarce resources that form the building blocks of the economy.

What are the three categories of resources?

Classical economics recognizes three categories of resources, also referred to as factors of production: land, labor, and capital.

What are the 7 types of resources?

Resources are things we need to get a job done. Every technological system makes use of seven types of resources: people, information, materials, tools and machines, energy, capital, and time.

What are the 5 types of resources?

Types of Resources:

• Human Resources . “The personnel of a business or organization, especially when regarded as a significant asset…”
• Natural Resources .
• Economic Resources .
• Space Resources.
• Speculative Resources.
• Data Resources.

What is the basis of classification of resources?

Resources can be classified in the following ways– (a) On the basis of origin – biotic and abiotic (b) On the basis of exhaustibility – renewable and non-renewable (c) On the basis of ownership – individual, community, national and international (d) On the basis of status of development – potential, developed stock and …

How many types of resources name them?

Resources are usually classified into three types, viz. natural, human made and human resources. Natural Resource: Resources which are obtained from nature are called natural resources.

What are the main classification of resources give example?

Abiotic resources are non-living while biotic resources are living. Soils, rocks and minerals are abiotic but plants and animals are biotic resources.

What are the classification of resources class 10?

Classification of Resources: (a) On the basis of origin: Biotic and Abiotic. (b) On the basis of exhaustibility: Renewable and Non-renewable. (c) On the basis of ownership: Individual (Personal), Community, National and International. (d) On the basis of status and development: Potential, Developed, Reserve and Stock.

Is Littler correct grammar?

Littler is a grammatically incorrect word but still it is used by some people. It does mean the same that is small in size, not too big but when your using it in a sentence it doesn’t sound appropriate. Suppose the sentence is “The boy was littler than her.”

Is lesser a proper word?

adjective, a comparative of little, with least as superlative. smaller, as in size or importance; inferior: a lesser evil.

What does Lessar mean?

(Entry 1 of 2) comparative of little entry 1. : of less size, quality, degree, or significance : of lower status.

What is a lesser number?

Lesser (or less than) means farther to the left on a number line.

What is the biggest number?

Googol. It is a large number, unimaginably large. It is easy to write in exponential format: 10100, an extremely compact method, to easily represent the largest numbers (and also the smallest numbers).

What is the lesser value?

1. Smaller in amount, value, or importance, especially in a comparison between two things: chose the lesser evil. 2. Of a smaller size than other, similar forms: the lesser anteater.

What is the bigger number in the world?

The number googol is a one with a hundred zeros. It got its name from a nine-year old boy. A googol is more than all the hairs in the world.

What is the number 1000000000000000000000000?

Some Very Big, and Very Small Numbers

Name	The Number	Symbol
septillion	1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000	Y
sextillion	1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000	Z
quintillion	1,000,000,000,000,000,000	E
quadrillion	1,000,000,000,000,000	P

How many is a bajillion?

Answer and Explanation: There is no such number as a ‘bajillion,’ so it is not a real number. People say ‘bajillion’ to take the place of a real number when they are…

Which is the smallest number?

1 is the smallest natural number.

What is greatest and smallest number?

Formation of Greatest and Smallest Numbers

To Form the Greatest Number	To Form the Smallest Number
Greatest number should have greatest digit in the thousands place that is 9.	Smallest number should have smallest digit in the thousands place that is 3.

What is the smallest negative number in the world?

There is no “smallest negative integer.” You can have an infinite number of negative numbers.

Is 0 a digit number?

0 (zero) is a number, and the numerical digit used to represent that number in numerals. It fulfills a central role in mathematics as the additive identity of the integers, real numbers, and many other algebraic structures. As a digit, 0 is used as a placeholder in place value systems.

Which is the smallest number 0 or 1?

So zero (0) is the smallest one-digit whole number and one(1) is the smallest one-digit natural number.

What is the 6 digit smallest number?

(iv) On adding one to the largest five digit number, we get 100000 which is the smallest six digit number.

Who is the father of mathematics?

Archimedes of Syracuse

Which branch is called Queen of mathematics?

As it holds the foundational place in the discipline, Number theory is also called “The Queen of Mathematics”.

Who found maths?

Beginning in the 6th century BC with the Pythagoreans, with Greek mathematics the Ancient Greeks began a systematic study of mathematics as a subject in its own right. Around 300 BC, Euclid introduced the axiomatic method still used in mathematics today, consisting of definition, axiom, theorem, and proof.

Who invented math first?

ancient Sumerians

Who found zero?

The first recorded zero appeared in Mesopotamia around 3 B.C. The Mayans invented it independently circa 4 A.D. It was later devised in India in the mid-fifth century, spread to Cambodia near the end of the seventh century, and into China and the Islamic countries at the end of the eighth.

Why is math so hard?

Math seems difficult because it takes time and energy. Many people don’t experience sufficient time to “get” math lessons, and they fall behind as the teacher moves on. Many move on to study more complex concepts with a shaky foundation. We often end up with a weak structure that is doomed to collapse at some point.

What is the most hated subject?

“Mathematics the most-hated Subject” was the title of an editorial that in the mid 1950’s appeared in a large newspaper.

Why do we learn useless math?

So when you learn “useless math”, you are actually learning basic skills of problem solving that you will most definitely need at least once in your life time. School is not to entertain you, but to prepare you for life.

What is the hardest subject?

What are the hardest degree subjects?

• Chemistry. Chemistry is famous for being one of the hardest subjects ever, so it’s no surprise that a Chemistry degree is fiercely challenging.
• Medicine.
• Architecture.
• Physics.
• Biomedical Science.
• Law.
• Neuroscience.
• Astronomy.

Small

Small is an adjective (and sometimes an adverb or noun) meaning

not big; less in size or amount than is average

a small business

small lunches

He’s small for his age

Those jackets come in small, medium, and large sizes

It does not require an explicit comparison to any other item for its meaning, although such comparison may be understood or implied.

I ordered a small cup of coffee. (I did not order a large cup.)

Smaller

Smaller is the relative adjective (or sometimes adverb or noun) of small, indicating that referenced term it has more of the characteristic of smallness

I ordered the smaller of the two cup sizes offered.

When using small, no other size needs to be explicitly considered. When using smaller, there must be a point of comparison, and generally only two choices. If there were more than two, referring to the item having the least of the characteristic, you would use smallest.

Less

Less is a determiner or pronoun that means

a smaller amount of; not as much:

[as determiner]:
the less time spent there, the better

[as pronoun]:
storage is less of a problem than it used to be

they returned in less than an hour

Less requires an explicit comparison. Even When you say I want less, you are asking for an amount that is not as large as the specific one being offered.

Note that less is generally used only with uncountable things. I want less sugar in my coffee. When referring to countable things (things with discrete indivisible units), fewer is used. I want fewer people at my dinner party.

Lesser

Lesser means

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 discrete and is a specific comparison between two things. Less is also comparative, but does not refer to an explicit amount.

I want less sugar. [How much? Not clear.]

I want the soda with the lesser amount of sugar. [How much? The exact amount in the diet drink.]

The Questions

1 is smaller than 2

1 is less than 2

1 is the lesser number when compared to 2

Which you use depends totally on the context. Whether a higher integer means more depends on what you mean when you say more — as you suggest more debt means less cash.

This is even more complex when considering negative numbers. Which is greater, -1 or -2. If you are discussing temperature -2 is colder (more cold) that -1.

• #1

Today, I came across an odd — at least to me — comparison of the adjective little: little — littler — littlest.

As far as I know, this is an exception to the rule and you compare it like this: little — smaller — smallest. Please, correct if I’m wrong, but I presume the former is a wrong one. My question is do you often come across this version? Is it used?

Thank you in advance.

• #2

Today, I came across an odd — at least to me — comparison of the adjective little: little — littler — littlest.

As far as I know, this is an exception to the rule and you compare it like this: little — smaller — smallest. Please, correct if I’m wrong, but I presume the former is a wrong one. My question is do you often come across this version? Is it used?

Thank you in advance.

«Littler» and «Littlest» are not proper words and would not be used.

• #3

«Littler» and «Littlest» are not proper words and would not be used.

They *are* indeed ‘proper’ words, and are quite common, at least in Britain. ‘Small’ and ‘little’ are separate words, albeit with very similar meanings.

• #4

Little and littler are indeed correct words, just uncommon on our side of the Atlantic.

• #5

Now I’m dumbstruck

• #6

Little and littler are indeed correct words, just uncommon on our side of the Atlantic.

My apologies. I have just never heard anyone in my life (longer than I care to admit! ) ever use the words «Littler» or «Littlest» (except for the TV Series «The Littlest Hobo» — recognize that one, fellow Canadian?) and I always thought that title was used because that’s how children talk… ah well, live and learn.

• #7

Little and littler are indeed correct words, just uncommon on our side of the Atlantic.

I think it depends on context in the U.S., at least. «Littler» and «littlest» strike me as «cute» words.

It’s not unusual to hear something like «they have three children, and their littlest one is 18 months old.» I can also imagine hearing, «She has the littlest compact car you have ever seen.» I’ve seen the word quite often in children’s book titles.

I think «littlest» gets used more than «littler». That’s just a completely subjective viewpoint, though.

• #8

There’s a well-known book titled The Littlest Angel.

• #9

How do you pronounce it then? Is the dark /l/ silent?

• #10

In AE, at least, it’s pronounced in three syllables, as far as I’ve heard. It is «lih-tuhl-ist» (sorry, I’m useless with IPA or any other actual descriptive symbolism of the sounds.)

• #11

How do you pronounce it then? Is the dark /l/ silent?

I pronounce it (as do most British speakers) just like ‘little’ with an ‘uh’ or ‘ist’ sound on the end, sometimes/often dropping the schwa sound between the ‘t’ and ‘l’. (I use the word all the time, by the way, with no ‘cutesy’ connotation.)

• #12

(I use the word all the time

Do many people in your environment use this word?

If my English grammar lecturer doesn’t know about it, she’d get a heart attack if she found out. But if she knows about it, I wish she’d told us about that

• #13

Do many people in your environment use this word?

If my English grammar lecturer doesn’t know about it, she’d get a heart attack if she found out. But if she knows about it, I wish she’d told us about that

I’d say (subjectively) it’s not as widespread as ‘small’, and the two words don’t share all their senses exactly, but it is nonetheless in common, everyday use (throughout the UK).

• #14

Would you please explain to me the nuances of meaning?

• #15

Would you please explain to me the nuances of meaning?

Well, to put it briefly: a physical object can usually be described with very little or no difference in meaning as little or small. For many speakers I think, the bigger something is in absolute terms, the more likely you’d be to use small, and the more likely it’d be that ‘little’ would imply some kind of ’emotional attachment’ to the object (Little House on the Prairie implies it’s a ‘homely’ place, whereas Small House…er, no…). On the other hand, I could say Andorra is a little country or a small one: most native English speakers would probably use the latter, but some (including me) regularly use the former, with no difference in meaning.

Of abstract things, little would be much more likely: a little idea, our little love etc. Small rarely works in these senses, as it seems to imply a physicality. On the other hand, small has figurative meanings of its own that little can rarely take: a small mind, a small personality etc.

That wasn’t very brief

• #16

My goodness me — what a vigorous campaign in favour of words that are normally considered to be «… dialect or imitations of childish or illiterate speech»

Of course I have heard littler and littlest.
They will be familiar to anyone who speaks regularly with people who are under five.

The OED and I support majlo’s original suggestion.
You will see majlo’s in the first post.
Here is the OED’s view:

A. adj. The opposite of great or much. Compar. LESS, LESSER; superl. LEAST.
These forms, however, are not quite coextensive in application with the positive, so that in certain uses the adj. has no recognized mode of comparison. The difficulty is commonly evaded by resort to a synonym (as smaller, smallest); some writers have ventured to employ the unrecognized forms littler, littlest, which are otherwise confined to dialect or imitations of childish or illiterate speech.

Exercise 22. a) Choose the proper words from the list below: 1. Mr Hawk is not a very … person. He is a clerk. He is a … in an
office in London. He is a man … imagination. He is a dreamer.
2. Mr Baxter is a very important … . He is a manager and believer in
strict … . He is always …-dressed and punctual. Mr Baxter is a … of
great energy and he is very successful, but he is not very happy. He is …
little too ambitious. He would like to become an … .
3. Miss Clara Flight is a pretty … with a good figure and an interesting
face. She is … well-dressed. Miss Flight is a secretary in an … in
London. … is a hard-working girl. Clara is fond of … and films. She
would like to be a … star, and to visit Paris and … .
4. Mr Baxter … very well-off. He has a big … and a very nice house.
The car is new and very … . The house is … and comfortable, but it is
not new. It is Victorian House with all the … facilities installed: central
heating, gas, electricity and air-conditioning. Mr Baxter has (got) a …
in the house.
girl; with; modern; ambassador; always; clerk; expensive; a; Hollywood;
important; car; well; man; computer; film; she; large; office; person; music;
discipline; is

(= нужно) it is necessary, it is essential

• В более сложных системах необходимо… — In more complicated systems, it is necessary to…

• В подобной ситуации необходимо… — In such a situation, it is necessary to…

• В самом деле, необходимо… — It is in fact necessary to…

• В связи с этим необходимо отметить, что… — In this connection, it should be noted that…

• В то же время необходимо объяснить, что… — At the same time it must be explained that…

• Во многих инженерных приложениях необходимо рассматривать… — In many engineering applications, it is necessary to consider…

• Во многих приложениях это и есть все что необходимо. — In many applications this is all that is required.

• Возникает вопрос, действительно ли обратное (утверждение и т. п.) является необходимым. — A question arises as to whether the converse necessarily holds.

• Вот почему было необходимо (показать и т. п.)… — That is why it has been necessary to…

• Вряд ли здесь необходимо говорить о том, что… — It hardly needs to be stated that…

• Вряд ли необходимо подчеркивать тот факт, что… — It is hardly necessary to stress the fact that…

• Все, что необходимо здесь сказать, это… — All that need be said now is that…

• Все, что необходимо — это заметить, что… — All that is necessary is to observe that…

• Для лучшего понимания процесса необходимо… — In order to have a better understanding of the process, it is necessary to…

• Для последующего нам необходимо одно обобщение (чего-л). — In the sequel we require a generalization of…

• Для этого нам необходима концепция… — For this we require the concept of…

• Еще очень многое необходимо сделать в этой области. — Much remains to be done in this area.

• Заметьте, что необходимо (сделать что-л). — Notice that it is necessary to…

• Здесь необходимо сделать одно предостережение. — A word of warning is necessary here.

• Изредка необходимо… — Occasionally, it is necessary to…

• Имеется один нюанс, о котором здесь необходимо сказать. — There is a subtle point that should be mentioned here.

• На этом этапе необходимо отметить очень важный факт. — At this stage a very important fact must be pointed out.

• Наконец, необходимо допустить, что… — Finally, it must be granted that…

• Нам все еще необходимо решить как (действовать и т. п.)… — We have yet to decide how to…

• Нам необходима некоторая гарантия того, что… — At the very least some assurance is needed that…

• Нам необходимо еще одно условие, чтобы определить… — We need one more condition to determine…

• Нам необходимо еще раз… — Once again it is necessary to…

• Нам необходимо найти число… — We wish to find the number of…

• Нам необходимо одно определение. — We need a definition.

• Нам необходимо найти решение… — We need to determine the solution of…

• Нам необходимо рассмотреть более подробно практические последствия… — We need to consider in more detail the practical implications of…

• Нам необходимы более точные определения, потому что… — More exact definitions are necessary because…

• Не так редко, однако, необходимо… — Not infrequently, however, it is necessary to…

• Необходимо более внимательно изучить данные. — A closer look at the data is called for.

• Необходимо быть осторожным в применениях данной формулы. — One must be careful in using this formula.

• Необходимо внести коренные изменения в… — There has to be a radical change in…

• Необходимо выяснить, действительно ли… — It needs to be ascertained if…

• Необходимо добавить, что… — It should be added that…

• Необходимо заметить, что существуют два способа, которыми… — It should be noted that there are two ways in which…

• Необходимо кратко остановиться на… — Brief mention should be made of…

• Необходимо лишь… — It is merely necessary to…; It is only necessary to…

• Необходимо (— Нужно) ожидать, что… — It is to be expected that…

• Необходимо особенно подчеркнуть, что… — It cannot be too highly stressed that…

• Необходимо особенно тщательно следить за тем, чтобы… — Special care must be used to

• Необходимо отметить, что… — It is to be noted that…

• Необходимо подчеркнуть, что… — It is necessary to stress that…; It should be stressed that…; It must be emphasized that…

• Необходимо понимать, что… — It should be realized that…

• Необходимо понять и выяснить роль процессов, задействованных в… — It is therefore important to understand and appreciate the processes involved in…

• Необходимо понять, что… — It is to be understood that…

• Необходимо проверить… — There is a need to examine…

• Необходимо проследить за… — It is necessary to keep track of…

• Необходимо проявлять большую осторожность в выборе… — Great care must be exercised in selecting…

• Необходимо рассмотреть эту проблему в некоторых деталях. — It is necessary to consider this problem in some detail.

• Необходимо сделать несколько замечаний. — There are a number of points to be made.

• Необходимо сделать следующее замечание. — It should be noted that; It should be pointed out that; A remark is in order

• Необходимо сказать с самого начала, что… — It should be said from the outset that…

• Необходимо следить за тем, чтобы не произошел перегрев… — Care must be exercised to avoid overheating…

• Необходимо учесть… — Account must be taken of…; Proper allowance must be made for…

• Необходимо четко отметить, что… — It must be carefully noted that…

• Необходимо, чтобы… — It is necessary that…; It is essential that…

• Однако модификации необходимы, когда… — Modifications, however, are necessary when…

• Однако необходимо всегда помнить, что… — One should always keep in mind, however, that…

• Однако необходимо заметить, что… — It must be observed, however, that…

• Однако необходимо знать, что понимается под… — It is necessary, however, to know what is meant by…

• Однако необходимо подчеркнуть, что… — But it needs to be stressed that…

• Однако необходимо понимать, что.. i. — However, it must be understood that…

• Однако сначала необходимо… -It is first necessary, however, to…

• Однако часто бывает необходимо… — However, it is frequently necessary to…

• Однако, во-первых, нам необходимо изучить общую теорию… — First, however, we need to study the general theory of…

• Относительно… необходимо сделать пояснение. — A word of explanation is necessary with regard to…

• Очевидно, необходимо, чтобы… — Clearly, it is necessary that…

• Очевидно, нет необходимости (= нам не надо) (нечто проделать). — Clearly, there is no need to…

• Перед тем как вернуться к рассмотрению этих проблем, нам необходимо… — Before returning to these matters, it is necessary to…

• Перед тем как установить только что упомянутые результаты, необходимо (рассмотреть и т. п.)… — Before establishing the results just mentioned it is necessary to…

• Помимо всего, нам необходимо показать, что… — Above all, we need to show that…

• Поэтому необходимо… — For this reason it is necessary to…

• Прежде всего необходимо (вычислить и т. п.)… — It is first of all necessary to…

• При этих обстоятельствах необходимо… — In these circumstances, it is necessary to…

• Производя экспериментальные работы, иногда необходимо… — In the course of experimental work, it is sometimes necessary to…

• С другой стороны, необходимо всегда удостовериться, что… — On the other hand one always has to make sure that…

• С этим обозначением необходимо обращаться аккуратно. — One must be careful with the notation.

• Следовательно в каждом (отдельном) из этих случаев необходимо… — In each of these cases, therefore, it is necessary to…

• Следовательно, необходимо помнить, что… — It should therefore be borne in mind that…

• Следовательно, необходимо развить общий метод для… — It is, therefore, necessary to devise a general method for…

• Таким образом, в принципе необходимо только… — Thus, in principle at least, it is only necessary to…

• Сначала нам необходимо определить, что понимается под… — We need first to define what is meant by…

• Совершенно необходимо, чтобы… — It is important that…

• Тем не менее, необходимо допустить, что… — Nevertheless, it must be admitted that…

• Тем не менее, необходимо уделить внимание… — Nevertheless, attention needs to be paid to…

• То, что нам необходимо, это понятие о… — What is needed is a notion of…

• Удобно, хотя и не необходимо (= не очень нужно),… -It is convenient (though not necessary) to…

• Часто бывает необходимо… — It is frequently necessary to…

• Часто необходимо произвести… — It is frequently necessary to generate…

• Что (действительно) необходимо — это ясное понимание… — What is needed is a clear understanding of…

• Чтобы доказать (3), необходимо только… — То establish (3) we need only to…

• Чтобы достичь цели, необходимо… — То meet this objective, it is necessary to…

• Чтобы не допустить этого, необходимо… — То prevent this it is necessary to…

• Чтобы справиться с подобной ситуацией, нам необходимо… — In order to handle such a situation, we need to…

• Это вполне справедливо, однако необходимо понять, что… — This is quite true, but it should be realized that…

• Это необходимо для существенного понимания… — This is required for a fundamental understanding of…

• Это условие необходимо для… — The condition is required to satisfy…

• Этот результат было необходимо (= нужно) ожидать, исходя из факта… — This result was to be expected from the fact that…