The meaning of MINOR is inferior in importance, size, or degree : comparatively unimportant. How to use minor in a sentence.

MINOR definition: 1. having little importance, influence, or effect, especially when compared with other things of…. Learn more.

MINOR meaning: 1. having little importance, influence, or effect, especially when compared with other things of…. Learn more.

There, minor means something "lesser," and is related to the Latin word minuere, which means "to diminish." It is usually used as an adjective, but as a noun it gained the meaning "underage" in the 16th Century, and is now used to refer to children and teens under the age of …

Lesser or smaller in amount, extent, or size. 2. Lesser in importance, rank, or stature: a minor politician. 3. Lesser in seriousness or danger: a minor injury. 4. Law Not having reached legal adulthood. 5. Chiefly British Relating to or being the younger or junior of …

A minor is a person who is still legally a child. In Britain, people are minors until they reach the age of eighteen.

You use minor when you want to describe something that is less important, serious, or significant than other things in a group or situation. She is known in Italy for a number of minor roles in films. Western officials say the problem is minor, and should be quickly overcome.

under the legal age of full responsibility. Education. of or relating to a field of study constituting a student's minor. Music. (of an interval) smaller by a chromatic half step than the corresponding …

MINOR meaning: 1 : not very important or valuable; 2 : small in number, quantity, or extent

Definition of minor adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.