Insignificant vs Lesser - What's the difference?
insignificant | lesser | Related terms |
Not significant; not important, consequential, or having a noticeable effect.
(little)
of two things, the smaller in size, value, importance etc.
a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.
Insignificant is a related term of lesser.
As adjectives the difference between insignificant and lesser
is that insignificant is not significant; not important, consequential, or having a noticeable effect while lesser is (little).As a noun lesser is
a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.insignificant
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Such things are insignificant details compared to the main goal.
Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* significantDerived terms
* insignificance * insignificantlylesser
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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.