majority vs major

major vs majority

majority and major both are nouns.

majority is not an adjective while major is an adjective.

majority is not a verb while major is a verb.

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

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

majority (adjective)	major (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

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

Difference between majority and major

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