scalawag vs minor

minor vs scalawag

scalawag and minor both are nouns.

scalawag is not an adjective while minor is an adjective.

scalawag is not a verb while minor is a verb.

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

As nouns, minor is a hypernym of scalawag; that is, minor is a word with a broader meaning than scalawag:

scalawag: one who is playfully mischievous
minor: a young person of either sex

Other hypernyms of scalawag include child, fry, kid, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster.

scalawag (noun)	minor (noun)
one who is playfully mischievous	a young person of either sex
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)

scalawag (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

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

Difference between scalawag and minor

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