minority vs minor

minor vs minority

minority and minor both are nouns.

minority is not an adjective while minor is an adjective.

minority is not a verb while minor is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
minority	Yes	No	No	No
minor	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

minority (noun)	minor (noun)
being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts	a young person of either sex
a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part
any age prior to the legal age

minority (adjective)	minor (adjective)
	inferior in number or size or amount
	lesser in scope or effect
	not of legal age
	(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
	of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
	of lesser importance or stature or rank
	of lesser seriousness or danger
	of the younger of two boys with the same family name
	relatively moderate, limited, or small
	warranting only temporal punishment

minority (verb)	minor (verb)
	have as one's secondary field of study

Difference between minority and minor

Words related to "minority"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.