major vs majority

majority vs major

major and majority both are nouns.

major is an adjective but majority is not an adjective.

major is a verb but majority is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
major	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
majority	Yes	No	No	No

major (noun)	majority (noun)
the principal field of study of a student at a university	the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain	(elections) more than half of the votes
a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject	the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs

major (adjective)	majority (adjective)
greater in number or size or amount
greater in scope or effect
of full legal age
(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees
of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
of greater importance or stature or rank
of greater seriousness or danger
of the elder of two boys with the same family name

major (verb)	majority (verb)
have as one's principal field of study

Difference between major and majority

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