minor

CEFRB1

/ˈmaɪ.nəɹ/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Small, less important, or not serious.

  2. 02

    noun

    A person under the legal age of adulthood.

Examples

  • A couple of flights were delayed on account of a minor accident.

  • The new plan involves widening a minor road through the valley.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly

  2. Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option

  3. Underage, not having reached legal majority.

More examples

In context

  • There's no sense acting all triumphant like a conquering hero over such a minor thing.

  • The defendant resides at 123 Fake Street with his partner and two minor children.

  • a minor poet

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English minor, menor, menour, etc., from Latin minor (“lesser; young; young person”) both directly and via Norman and Middle French menor, menour, etc. Doublet of minus but not mini-. Cognate with minister, minify, Minorca, Menshevik, and possibly minnow. Compare Latin minimum and minuō, Old High German minniro, Cornish minow.