MINOR
What does "MINOR" mean?
Lesser in size, importance, or seriousness; also a person under the legal age of adulthood.
Meanings
- Smaller, lesser, or less important compared with others. It was only a minor injury.
- A person below the legal age of full responsibility, usually 18. The bar refuses to serve minors.
- A secondary subject of academic study, alongside one's major. She majored in biology with a minor in art.
- Relating to a musical scale or key with a characteristic somber or sad quality. The song shifts into a minor key for the chorus. technical
Did you know?
- The whole emotional gulf between a 'happy' major chord and a 'sad' minor one comes down to a single note shifted by one semitone - one of the smallest moves in music carries one of its biggest feelings.
Word origin
From Latin 'minor' (smaller, lesser), the comparative of 'parvus' (small); related to 'minus' and 'minister', and unrelated to the identical-sounding 'miner'.
Remember it
MINOR has an O for 'only a little'; MINER has an E for the Earth he digs. Same sound, different letter.
A little poem
One note slid down, a half-step, soft and low-
and the whole bright song put on a coat of snow.
couplet
Wordplay
- The chord went to the doctor feeling blue. Diagnosis: a minor issue - it was just half a step off.
What it teaches
The smallest shift, made at the right place, changes everything that follows.
Quick facts
What does MINOR mean?
Lesser in size, importance, or seriousness; also a person under the legal age of adulthood.
Is MINOR a valid word?
Yes — MINOR is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MINOR?
MINOR has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does MINOR come from?
From Latin 'minor' (smaller, lesser), the comparative of 'parvus' (small); related to 'minus' and 'minister', and unrelated to the identical-sounding 'miner'.
What can MINOR teach us?
The smallest shift, made at the right place, changes everything that follows.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.