Definition of "lesses" [les•ses]

• Animal dung (noun)

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• "We are likely to drop into a period of severe Depression and financial instability, and on the other side is a life with less energy, less wealth and a whole host of other "lesses" that make up our new normal."
• "The gridlock also reflects a growing gulf within the so-called developing world between the have-nots and the have-lesses, as "emerging" economies like China and India diverge politically from the interests of poorer nations, even as they antagonize the wealthier nations that have long been the biggest emitters."
• "Experience suggests that most people behave the same, and the work-lesses at least offset the work-mores."