minor
adjective
1. of lesser importance or stature or rank
- a minor poet
- had a minor part in the play
- a minor official
Similar word(s): insignificant, peanut, secondary
2. lesser in scope or effect
- had minor differences
- a minor disturbance
3. inferior in number or size or amount
- a minor share of the profits
- Ursa Minor
4. (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees
- the minor keys
- in B flat minor
5. not of legal age
- minor children
Similar word(s): nonaged, underage
6. of lesser seriousness or danger
- suffered only minor injuries
- some minor flooding
- a minor tropical disturbance
7. of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
8. of the younger of two boys with the same family name
- Jones minor
Similar word(s): junior
9. warranting only temporal punishment
Similar word(s): pardonable, venial
10. relatively moderate, limited, or small
Similar word(s): limited, modest, small
Sentences with minor as an adjective:
- The physical appearance of a candidate is a minor factor in recruitment.
- a minor scale.