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Musical artist
Les Dissonances (The Dissonances) is a European classical music orchestra created in 2004 by the violinist David Grimal. Gathering French and European
Les_Dissonances
French violinist
with Les Dissonances has enabled him to develop his inner universe by venturing into repertoires not available to soloists. With Les Dissonances, he has
David_Grimal
Canadian experimental rock duo
Jetté, Elise (26 September 2025). "Angine de Poitrine, le plaisir de brouiller les pistes". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2026. Snapes
Angine_de_Poitrine
1955 French noir psychological thriller film by Henri-Georges Clouzot
interview that his all-time favorite horror film was Les Diaboliques. Released in France in January 1955, Les Diaboliques was the seventh highest-grossing film
Les_Diaboliques_(film)
One of Aesop's fables
of Emblemes (1586), p.98 The French text is online, Fables (1678), "Le renard et les raisins" Louvre collections Hunter, George Leland: Tapestries, their
The_Fox_and_the_Grapes
1977 French film
evokes a dissonance between the promise of a global socialist revolution (the grin) and its actual nonexistence. The film's original French title is Le fond
A_Grin_Without_a_Cat
1913 ballet by Igor Stravinsky
for 29 May 1913, as well as the Stravinsky premiere, included Les Sylphides, Weber's Le Spectre de la Rose and Borodin's Polovtsian Dances. Ticket sales
The_Rite_of_Spring
by the opéra-ballet Les élémens, which Rebel conducted in 1721 at the Palais des Tuileries. The work consists of ten movements. Le cahos (spelling from
Les_Élémens_(Rebel)
German composer and pianist (1833–1897)
and Clara Schumann for review. They noted its textures and frequent dissonances, which Brahms wrote (to Henschel) that he preferred on the strong beat
Johannes_Brahms
American guitarist (born 1963)
label) in 1994. In 2000, Huth again reunited with Les Claypool and toured with Claypool's side-project, Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade. Huth's
Todd_Huth
French apothecary, astrologer and seer (1503–1566)
apothecary, physician, and reputed seer, who is best known for his book Les Prophéties (published in 1555), a collection of 942 poetic quatrains allegedly
Nostradamus
Composer and musician (1756–1791)
introduction abounds in chromatic suspensions, giving rise to its nickname, the "Dissonance" quartet. Mozart had a gift for absorbing and adapting the valuable features
Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart
1992 studio album by Tourniquet
Ocular Dissonance contains a live version of Trouble's 1984 song "The Tempter" from Tourniquet's Intense Live Series, Vol. 2 and features vocalist Les Carlsen
Pathogenic_Ocular_Dissonance
Israeli musical artist
album by Itai Kfir Me'ever LaCheshek – album by Amit Ulman Mitargelim LeDissonance – album by Tzad G (co-produced with Amotz Glas) קרופסקי, ספי (February
Roy_Doron
Ritual reflecting change of social status
Penguin. Van Gennep, Arnold (1909). Les rites de passage (in French). Paris: Émile Nourry. Frederick Starr (March 1910). "Les rites de passage. By Arnold Van
Rite_of_passage
Japanese anime television series
original on December 7, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2023. "Daruma 2022 : Les Résultats – Japan Expo Paris". Japan Expo (in French). July 18, 2022. Archived
Jujutsu_Kaisen_(TV_series)
Belgian composer
of two, three and four-part chordal formations with consonances and dissonances to help with practicing, along with fugues and organ points, all of which
Henri_Moreau_(composer)
King of the French from 1830 to 1848
couronne ayant rendu nécessaire de déterminer les noms et les titres que devaient porter à l'avenir les princes et princesses nos enfans, ainsi que notre
Louis_Philippe_I
1888 set of three compositions by Erik Satie
grave (A minor) The melodies of the pieces use deliberate, but mild, dissonances against the harmony, producing a piquant, melancholy effect that matches
Gymnopédies
1968 song by the Beatles
key of E♭ major, showing up embellished chords with jazzy sprinkled dissonances. The verse is a syncopated replication of the first melodic section adding
Martha_My_Dear
Psychological term for what is commonly known as a failed prophecy
the American social psychologist Leon Festinger's theory of cognitive dissonance, disconfirmed expectancies create a state of psychological discomfort
Disconfirmed_expectancy
Étude composed by Charles-Valentin Alkan
Charles-Valentin Alkan. It is the final étude in the set Douze études dans tous les tons mineurs (Twelve studies in all minor keys), Op. 39, published in 1857
Le_Festin_d'Ésope
Parkinson, Richard (April 7, 2026). "Grey DeLisle to release duo album with Les Greene and tour in May". Americana UK. Retrieved April 7, 2026. "Holly Humberstone
List_of_2026_albums
Polyphonic music with separate melodies
rules reversed. First species counterpoint must be all dissonances, establishing "dissonance, rather than consonance, as the rule," and consonances are
Counterpoint
1991 adventure video game
this situation, which he believed to be the source of a major stylistic dissonance between the game's individual animated scenes. As a result of this experience
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
Monkey_Island_2:_LeChuck's_Revenge
Canadian musical artist
Music PEI Awards awards for his francophone duo album, “Un monde de dissonances” 2023 - 2 Music PEI Awards, Entertainer of the year and Roots recording
Lennie_Gallant
Conspiracy theory of reptilian humanoids
2022). "Dutch far-right leader claims world is governed by 'evil reptiles'". Le Monde. Retrieved 2023-09-05. Madani, Doha; Blankstein, Andrew; Collins, Ben
Reptilian_conspiracy_theory
2005 compilation album by Ennio Morricone
Crime and Dissonance is a 2005 compilation album of Italian composer Ennio Morricone's film score work. Intended as a follow-up to two earlier Morricone
Crime_and_Dissonance
English musician (1943–2001)
use it throughout his solo career. In July 1968, Clapton gave him a Gibson Les Paul that had been stripped of its original finish and stained cherry red
George_Harrison
French neoclassical dark wave band
pieces. Elend's sound tended toward the aggressive, containing harsh dissonance, screaming and growled vocals in a manner associated with certain types
Elend_(band)
Study of the practices and possibilities of music
200 CE, discusses intervals (Śrutis), scales (Grāmas), consonances and dissonances, classes of melodic structure (Mūrchanās, modes?), melodic types (Jātis)
Music_theory
2025 music award ceremony
Joan D'Arc – Seth Parker Woods (Wild Up) Entourer – Mak Grgić (Ensemble Dissonance) Perry: Concerto For Violin & Orchestra – Curtis Stewart; James Blachly
67th_Annual_Grammy_Awards
Dutch political commentator (born 1996)
modern feminism", in which she called it "a form of hardcore cognitive dissonance". She stated that "neo-feminists have no reflection on what is retrograde
Eva_Vlaardingerbroek
Country in Eastern Europe and West Asia
perfect fifths, and a harmonic structure rich in parallel fifths and dissonances.[citation needed] Three types of polyphony have developed in Georgia:
Georgia_(country)
American television series (2022–present)
nightmare, Severance's long-awaited sophomore season makes cognitive dissonance a mind-melting pleasure." Metacritic assigned a score of 87 out of 100
Severance_(TV_series)
was unsparing with dissonances, constantly changed key and meter, and speedily ran through every compositional device. In 1762, Le Dictionnaire de l'Académie
Baroco
21st-century sex crime in France
les cinq temps forts à venir". France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (in French). Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Porter, Catherine; Le
Pelicot_rape_case
French sociologist
ISBN 978-2-200-34330-9. Lahire, Bernard (2004). La culture des individus: dissonances culturelles et distinction de soi. Textes à l'appui. Paris: Découverte
Bernard_Lahire
American social psychologist (1933–2024)
covering a wide range of topics, including time perspective, cognitive dissonance, the psychology of evil, persuasion, cults, deindividuation, shyness,
Philip_Zimbardo
American composer and conductor (born 1932)
composer Marcus Paus argues that Williams' "satisfying way of embodying dissonance and avant-garde techniques within a larger tonal framework" makes him
John_Williams
2018 Marvel Studios film
between Africans and African Americans, which he called a "fundamental dissonance". He felt T'Challa and Killmonger represented "dueling responses to five
Black_Panther_(film)
1960 book by Louis Pauwels and Jacques Bergier
goal to give readers the opportunity to test their level of cognitive dissonance and critical thinking skills. It covers topics like cryptohistory, ufology
The_Morning_of_the_Magicians
2023 film by Christopher Nolan
for Nolan releasing the film with Universal. Due to the tonal and genre dissonance between the two films, many social media users created memes about how
Oppenheimer_(film)
2023 film by Greta Gerwig
elements of Barbie and Ken facing the real world, she focused on elements of dissonance. As such, she chose to keep a scene featuring Robbie's Barbie telling
Barbie_(film)
Poème symphonique by Igor Stravinsky
much like that of The Rite of Spring. Stravinsky's nontraditional use of dissonance and instruments was unwelcome in later performances of the piece as well
Le_chant_du_rossignol
French jazz musician (1910–1953)
a complete array of natural and artificial harmonics, highly charged dissonances, super-fast chromatic runs from the open bass strings to the highest
Django_Reinhardt
T. Thomsen & Lisa Joy October 16, 2016 (2016-10-16) 4X6153 2.10 4 4 "Dissonance Theory" Vincenzo Natali Ed Brubaker & Jonathan Nolan October 23, 2016 (2016-10-23)
List_of_Westworld_episodes
Sketch of a keyboard composition
understood the principles thereof. Secondly, one shall introduce all feasible dissonances for that given bass. Lastly, one shall shape the properly said imitation
Partimento
Palestinian-American academic (1935–2003)
and of homesickness—so affected the schoolboy Edward that themes of dissonance feature in the work and worldview of the academic Said. At school's end
Edward_Said
American actress (born 1975)
Ambassadors Theatre, London 2006 Piano/Forte Royal Court Theatre, London 2007 Dissonance Williamstown Theatre Festival 2014 Reasons to Be Pretty Geffen Playhouse
Alicia_Witt
French classical composer (1862–1918)
lover of vague outlines, of half-lights, of mysterious consonances and dissonances of colour, the apostle of languor, the exclusivist in thought and in
Claude_Debussy
Hungarian composer and pianist (1811–1886)
These collections, as well as the use of parallel fifths, unresolved dissonances, and parallel diminished and augmented triads, predate similar compositional
Franz_Liszt
1786 composition by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
is not. The second theme has harmonic tension. This is expressed by dissonances that are played on the beat, and then solved by an interval of a descending
Piano Concerto No. 23 (Mozart)
Piano_Concerto_No._23_(Mozart)
Japanese anime television series and its franchise
central goal in Urobuchi's writing was to highlight the moral and ethical dissonance between Kyubey and the young middle school girls, which was done through
Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica
French writer
China], Stéphane Million éditeur 2011: Dans le noir in Pr'Ose n°17 [Une île] 2011: Troisième visite in Dissonances n°20 [Maman] Sophie Adriansen, écrivain
Sophie_Adriansen
2012 film by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
– Only 9 Best Pictures; 'Lincoln' Leads With 12 Nods, 'Life Of Pi' 11, 'Les Misérables' And 'Silver Linings Playbook' 8, 'Argo' 7, 'Skyfall' And 'Amour'
Brave_(2012_film)
2007 American teen drama television series
book The Long Goodbye. Joshua Safran said, "we draw from classic works like Les Liaisons Dangereuses and The Great Gatsby as much as we do from pop culture
Gossip_Girl
Concept about individuals' intent and actions influencing those individuals' future
conscious, it appears outside as fate. Popular methods for negating cognitive dissonance include meditation, metacognition, counselling, psychoanalysis, etc.,
Karma
Form of art using sound
animals have music?" François-Bernard Mâche's Musique, mythe, nature, ou les Dauphins d'Arion (1983), a study of "ornitho-musicology" using a technique
Music
1916 solo studies for piano by Claude Debussy
pieces: "Pour le Gradus ad Parnassum "Pour les sonorités opposées" (For opposing sonorities) "Pour les accords" (For chords) "Pour les arpèges mélangés"
Études_(Debussy)
American science fiction–thriller media franchise
Westworld (2016–2022) Season 1 "The Original" "Chestnut" "The Stray" "Dissonance Theory" "Contrapasso" "The Adversary" "Trompe L'Oeil" "Trace Decay" "The
Westworld
1966 studio album by the Beatles
conducted by George Martin (with Paul McCartney) Eddie Thornton, Ian Hamer, Les Condon – trumpet; Peter Coe, Alan Branscombe – tenor saxophone: horn section
Revolver_(Beatles_album)
Musical interval
cathédrale engloutie" from his Préludes for piano as well as "Pour les quartes," and "Pour les arpéges composées from his Etudes. Jazz uses quartal harmonies
Perfect_fourth
Video game series
beginning with the Game Boy Advance entries Circle of the Moon, Harmony of Dissonance, and Aria of Sorrow, which were released from 2001 to 2003. Aria of Sorrow
Castlevania
Western musical period between the 15th and 17th centuries
counterpoint became more constrained, particularly with regard to treatment of dissonances. In the Renaissance, music became a vehicle for personal expression.
Renaissance_music
2019 film by Todd Phillips
He displayed 1970s brightly colored muscle cars on the set, "conveying dissonance and being awful and beautiful at the same time". He also tried to describe
Joker_(2019_film)
Cultural and artistic movement
a Café). Albert Gleizes painted and exhibited his Les Baigneuses (The Bathers) and his monumental Le Dépiquage des Moissons (Harvest Threshing). This work
Modernism
Debunked conspiracy theory about alleged child sex ring
Archived from the original on December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016. Le Miere, Jason (November 20, 2017). "Hillary Clinton, Pedophilia and Ankle Bracelets;
Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory
Cycle of four operas by Richard Wagner
indeterminacy was heightened by the increased freedom with which he used dissonance and chromaticism. Chromatically altered chords are used very liberally
Der_Ring_des_Nibelungen
Musical style of composer Béla Bartók
orchestra compositions in his mature period. It is characterized by "eerie dissonances providing a backdrop to sounds of nature and lonely melodies". As with
Night_music_(Bartók)
1994 collection of works by Ursula K. Le Guin
The longer they stay on the planet however, the more the crew find dissonances in reality causing confusion and uncertainty. Dalzul is treated as a
A_Fisherman_of_the_Inland_Sea
Lack of or little sexual attraction to others
said could include "the open mesh of possibilities, gaps, overlaps, dissonances and resonances". CJ DeLuzio Chasin states in Reconsidering Asexuality
Asexuality
Creation of narrative for video games
Clint, "Ludonarrative Dissonance in Bioshock", clicknothing.typepad.com Makedonski, Brett (September 26, 2012), Ludonarrative dissonance: The roadblock to
Video_game_writing
Pseudoscientific claims of past alien contact
von Däniken, 37. Le Poer Trench had previously speculated that a space vehicle had used nuclear weapons to destroy Sodom; Brinsley Le Poer Trench, The
Ancient_astronauts
American guitarist (1966–2004)
Abbott took up the guitar when he was 12 years old. His first guitar was a Les Paul-style Hondo, which he received along with a Pignose amplifier on his
Dimebag_Darrell
2020 video game
Nicolas (November 2, 2024). "On a classé les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo depuis la sortie de Pong en 1972 (pour fêter les 100 ans de Moustique)" [We ranked the
The_Last_of_Us_Part_II
Alleged extra-terrestrial beings
Retrieved 27 July 2022. Guieu, Jimmy; Dechavanne, Christophe (1988). "Les E.T. et les contactés". Ciel mon mardi ! (in French). Paris, France: TF1. Retrieved
Grey_alien
French composer and viol player (1656–1728)
entitled The Labyrinth, which passes through various keys, strikes various dissonances and notes the uncertainty of a man caught in a labyrinth through serious
Marin_Marais
Artistic style in Europe and colonies, c. 1600–1750
was unsparing with dissonances, constantly changed key and meter, and speedily ran through every compositional device. In 1762 Le Dictionnaire de l'Académie
Baroque
1960 novel by Harper Lee
states that every child in the South has moments of racial cognitive dissonance when they are faced with the harsh reality of inequality. This feeling
To_Kill_a_Mockingbird
Conspiracy theory about contrails
societies Urban legends and myths Psychology Attitude polarization Cognitive dissonance Communal reinforcement Confirmation bias Denialism Locus of control Manipulation
Chemtrail_conspiracy_theory
Canadian rock band
heavy metal musicians, inspiring players including Steve Harris, John Myung, Les Claypool, and Cliff Burton. Lee is able to operate various pieces of instrumentation
Rush_(band)
2022 video game
Early versions were criticised for confusing political storytelling and dissonance in tone.[by whom?] The game is set in a fictional country with similarities
Not_For_Broadcast
1994 studio album by Nine Inch Nails
sound that eschews conventional verse-chorus structures and embraces dissonance, industrial noise, and unusual time signature changes. Lyrically, the
The_Downward_Spiral
American animated sitcom
key and it features a tritone or a diminished fifth, creating a melodic dissonance, which captures the show's surrealistic nature.[how?] In the latter parts
South_Park
characteristics of early 20th century music, such as whole tone scale, dissonances, and even microtonality. Ysaÿe also employed virtuoso bow and left hand
Six Sonatas for solo violin (Ysaÿe)
Six_Sonatas_for_solo_violin_(Ysaÿe)
American animated television series
excess of zeal, the series trusted in viewers to be able to "resolve the dissonance between understanding someone's view and disagreeing with their methods"
The_Legend_of_Korra
Concept in metaphysics
is often more pleasing than sugar; shadows enhance colours; and even a dissonance in the right place gives relief to harmony. We wish to be terrified by
Best_of_all_possible_worlds
2020s American conspiracy drama television series
called Lerman "good enough if somewhat one-dimensional as Jonah." The tone dissonance and mashing of styles turned off some reviewers. Wrote Gilbert, "the leaps
Hunters_(2020_TV_series)
Art movement, an offshoot of cubism
in 1912, referring to the pure painting of František Kupka. In his 1913 Les Peintres Cubistes, Méditations Esthétiques Apollinaire described Orphism
Orphism_(art)
1891 opera by Alfred Bruneau
perish rather than a principle!" He finds the music often dissonant: "Dissonances are the spice, the chilli, if you like, of harmony; that is no reason
Le_Rêve_(opera)
American right-wing populist political ideology
attacks and dog whistle appeals to racial and religious intolerance. CBS's CEO Les Moonves remarked that "It may not be good for America, but it's damn good
Trumpism
Hypothesis that human replicas elicit revulsion
"eeriness"), much like the discomfort that is experienced with cognitive dissonance. Several studies support this possibility. Mathur and Reichling found
Uncanny_valley
Most populous city in Michigan, United States
Detroit's Paradise Valley. Arcadia. Bolkosky, Sidney M (1991). Harmony & dissonance: voices of Jewish identity in Detroit. Wayne State University Press. Burton
Detroit
1908 piano suite by Claude Debussy
breath mark at the end. This piece has different modes in it and uses dissonances, which resolve into tonality. 6. "Golliwogg's Cakewalk" At the time of
Children's_Corner
1986 musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine
Washington Post review called the "lovely score – poised between melody and dissonance ... the perfect measure of our tenuous condition. The songs invariably
Into_the_Woods
Russian ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer (1891–1972)
(1921), the Fox in Le Renard (1922), as the Hostess in Les Biches (1924), as Lysandre in Les Fâcheux (1924), and as the Tennis Player in Le Train Bleu (1924)
Bronislava_Nijinska
Eating disorder
in adolescents". L'Anorexie mentale nécessitant une hospitalisation chez les adolescents. 65 (2): 107–108. PMC 6515507. PMID 30765357. "Physical examination
Anorexia_nervosa
Language that deliberately disguises, distorts, or reverses the meaning of words
"Internet 'algospeak' is changing our language in real time, from 'nip nops' to 'le dollar bean'". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-08-27. Kreuz
Doublespeak
2nd episode of the 6th series of Black Mirror
speak flippantly about Iain Adair's murders. A montage shows the "tonal dissonance" in their attitudes. The characters get into a car crash because they
Loch_Henry
LES DISSONANCES
LES DISSONANCES
Male
Russian
 Yiddish name LEV means "lion." In use by the Russians. Compare with other forms of Lev.
Male
Native American
 Native American Hopi name LEN means "flute." Compare with another form of Len.
Male
English
Short form of English unisex Lesley, LES means "garden of hollies."
Male
Hebrew
(× Öµ×¡) Hebrew name NES means "miracle."
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Meadow
Male
Hebrew
(לֵב) Hebrew name LEV means "heart." Compare with other forms of Lev.
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Leo, LEÓN means "lion."
Female
English
Short form of English Lysandra, LYS means "freer; liberator."
Male
Yiddish
(לֵב) Yiddish name LEV means "lion." In use by the Russians. Compare with other forms of Lev.
Male
English
 Short form of English Leonard, LEN means "lion-strong." Compare with another form of Len.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Short Form of Name Starting with Des
Male
English
 Short form of English Leonard, LEO means "lion-strong." Compare with another form of Leo.
Male
English
 English short form of English Levi, LEV means "adhesion, joined to" or "crown, garland." Compare with other forms of Lev.
Male
Polish
 Polish form of Yiddish Lev, LEW means "lion." Compare with another form of Lew.
Male
English
 Short form of English Lewis, LEW means "famous warrior." Compare with another form of Lew.
Boy/Male
Australian, Christian, Czech, Czechoslovakian, French, German, Hebrew, Latin, Polish, Russian
Lion; Similar to Leo; Brave; Heart; Crown; Garland
Female
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Leah, LEA means "weary." Compare with another form of Lea.
Girl/Female
Scottish
Scottish surname and place name.
Female
English
 Old English name LEA means "meadow." Compare with another form of Lea.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Jamaican, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Brave; Lion-bold; Brave People; Lion-man; Leo
LES DISSONANCES
LES DISSONANCES
Girl/Female
Norse
The abyss that births all living things.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Call of Victory
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Indian
Calm, Peaceful
Female
Irish
Irish and Scottish Gaelic name MÓR means "great."
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jenkin.
Girl/Female
English
which is a.
Boy/Male
British, Hindu, Indian, Spanish
The Impossible Dream
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places, in Greater Manchester (formerly in Cheshire) and Sheffield, South Yorkshire, named with Old English brÅm ‘broom’ + halh ‘nook’, ‘recess’. See also Bramwell.
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Goddess of Grains
LES DISSONANCES
LES DISSONANCES
LES DISSONANCES
LES DISSONANCES
LES DISSONANCES
pl.
of Res
n.
The part of any article of clothing which covers the leg; as, the leg of a stocking or of a pair of trousers.
n. pl.
Dregs. See 2d Lee.
n.
Law; as, lex talionis, the law of retaliation; lex terrae, the law of the land; lex fori, the law of the forum or court; lex loci, the law of the place; lex mercatoria, the law or custom of merchants.
a.
Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against which the wind blows; -- opposed to weather; as, the lee side or lee rail of a vessel.
n.
A bow, esp. in the phrase to make a leg; probably from drawing the leg backward in bowing.
v. t.
To make less; to lessen.
a. & adv.
Less.
n.
Grass or meadow land; a lea.
v. t.
To allow to be used or occupied for a compensation; to lease; to rent; to hire out; -- often with out; as, to let a farm; to let a house; to let out horses.
n.
That which resembles a leg in form or use; especially, any long and slender support on which any object rests; as, the leg of a table; the leg of a pair of compasses or dividers.
v. t.
To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; -- often with out; as, to let the building of a bridge; to let out the lathing and the plastering.
v. t.
To use as a leg, with it as object
a.
Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior; as, a less quantity or number; a horse of less size or value; in less time than before.
v. i.
To be let or leased; as, the farm lets for $500 a year. See note under Let, v. t.
imp. & p. p.
of Let
pl.
of Lee
adv.
Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or loud; less beautiful.