minor

adjectivenounB1 · Intermediate

Small and not very important.

Meanings of «minor»

1 · adjective

small and not very important

Losing the game was only a minor issue for our team.

2 · noun

a person who is under the legal age of adulthood

The store will not sell alcohol to a minor.

Similar: childjuvenileunderage person

Translation

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«minor» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

less important

minorsmall and not very importantIt was only a minor problem.

secondarysecond in importancePrice is a secondary concern for me.

incidentalhappening with something more importantThere were some incidental costs, like parking.

not important

unimportantthe neutral word: it does not matter muchThat detail is unimportant.

minorsmaller or less serious than othersHe had a minor injury to his hand.

trivialso small that it is not worth attentionThey argued about trivial things.

pettysmall and silly, often a little meanStop with these petty complaints.

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