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imperceptible
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French imperceptible, from Medieval Latin imperceptibilis
Adjective
imperceptible (comparative more imperceptible, superlative most imperceptible)
- not perceptible, not detectable, too small in magnitude to be observed
- 1986, Derek Parfit, Reasons and Persons, OUP Oxford (?ISBN), page 75:
- Very small benefits may be imperceptible. And it is plausible to claim that an 'imperceptible benefit' is not a benefit.
- Synonyms: imperceivable, undistinguishable, unperceivable
- Antonyms: detectable, perceptible
- 1986, Derek Parfit, Reasons and Persons, OUP Oxford (?ISBN), page 75:
Derived terms
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
From Medieval Latin imperceptibilis, equivalent to im- +? perceptible.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /im.p??.s?p?ti.bl?/
- (Central) IPA(key): /im.p?r.s?p?ti.bl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /im.pe?.sep?ti.ble/
Adjective
imperceptible (masculine and feminine plural imperceptibles)
- imperceptible
- Antonym: perceptible
Derived terms
- imperceptiblement
Further reading
- “imperceptible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “imperceptible” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “imperceptible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “imperceptible” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From the Medieval Latin imperceptibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.p??.s?p.tibl/
Adjective
imperceptible (plural imperceptibles)
- imperceptible
Further reading
- “imperceptible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin imperceptibilis; synchronically analyzable as im- +? perceptible.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /impe??eb?tible/, [?m.pe?.?e???t?i.??le]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /impe?seb?tible/, [?m.pe?.se???t?i.??le]
Adjective
imperceptible (plural imperceptibles)
- imperceptible
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lesser
English
Etymology
less +? -er
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?l?s?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?l?s?/
- Rhymes: -?s?(?)
- Hyphenation: less?er
Adjective
lesser
- comparative form of little: more little
- Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.
- Antonym: greater
- lesser panda, lesser yellowlegs
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
lesser (plural lessers)
- 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.
Related terms
- less
- lesser of two evils
- fewer
Translations
Anagrams
- Elsers, Eslers, resels, sleers
Old French
Verb
lesser
- Alternative form of laissier
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-sss, *-sst are modified to s, s, st. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
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