adjectives
of lesser importance or stature or rank
"a minor poet"; "had a minor part in the play"; "a minor official"; "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"; "minor back roads"
is similar to
of little importance or influence or power; of minor status
"a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians"
is similar to
not of major importance
"played a secondary role in world events"
lesser in scope or effect
"had minor differences"; "a minor disturbance"
inferior in number or size or amount
"a minor share of the profits"; "Ursa Minor"
is an attribute of
being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts
"when the vote was taken they were in the minority"; "he held a minority position"
of a scale or mode
"the minor keys"; "in B flat minor"
domain category
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
not of legal age
"minor children"
of lesser seriousness or danger
"suffered only minor injuries"; "some minor flooding"; "a minor tropical disturbance"
of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
of the younger of two boys with the same family name
"Jones minor"
is similar to
younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service
domain region
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
warranting only temporal punishment
"venial sin"
limited in size or scope
"a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"