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'
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'
of a scale or mode; the minor keys; in B flat minor'
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
minor (adj.)
a young person of either sex; she writes books for children; theyre just kids; `tiddler is a British term for youngster
[ Syn: child , kid , youngster , shaver , nipper , small fry , tiddler , tike , tyke , fry , nestling ]
minor (n.)
limited in size or scope; a small business; a newspaper with a modest circulation; small-scale plans; a pocket-size country
[ Syn: modest , small , small-scale , pocket-size , pocket-sized ]
of the younger of two boys with the same family name; Jones minor'
warranting only temporal punishment; venial sin
[ Syn: venial ]