Major (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Of full legal age.

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• She is now major and can sign contracts on her own.
• As the company's director, he could only be held responsible if he had acted knowingly and was of major age.
• Since he was not major when the incident occurred, he was tried in a juvenile court.
• The law states that you must be major to purchase tobacco products.
• When she was major, she moved out of her family's house and started supporting herself.

Antonyms

• Minor

Related Words

• Majority (noun)

Meaning ²

Of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Antonyms

• Minor

Meaning ³

Greater in scope or effect; "a major contribution"; "a major improvement"; "a major break with tradition"; "a major misunderstanding".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Antonyms

• Minor

Meaning ⁴

Of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes; "his major field was mathematics".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Antonyms

• Minor

Meaning ⁵

(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees; "major scales"; "the key of D major".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Antonyms

• Minor

Meaning ⁶

Of greater seriousness or danger; "a major earthquake"; "a major hurricane"; "a major illness".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Antonyms

• Minor

Meaning ⁷

Of the elder of two boys with the same family name; "Jones major".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Meaning ⁸

Greater in number or size or amount; "a major portion (a majority) of the population"; "Ursa Major"; "a major portion of the winnings".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Antonyms

• Minor

Related Words

• Majority (noun)