Major

Quick meaning: Major is an adjective meaning Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.

Meaning

Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.

More Meanings

1. Greater in number, quantity, or extent.
2. Notable or conspicuous in effect or scope.
3. Prominent or significant in size, amount, or degree.
4. Involving great risk, serious, life-threatening.
5. Of full legal age, having attained majority.
6. (education) Of or relating to a subject of academic study chosen as a field of specialization.
7. Having intervals of a semitone between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees. (of a scale)

Example Sentences

a major exhibition

to earn some major cash

the major part of the assembly

to suffer from a major illness

Word Forms

• majour
• majors
• majoring
• majored

Synonyms for major

Depending on context, synonyms include main, considerable, course, great, better, outstanding.

Antonyms for major

Common opposites include minor, underage.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include better, outstanding, great, prima, senior, leading.

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