minor
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2.4
- adjective
- /ˈmaɪnər/
- OK, I have one minor annoyance in the paper.
- major and minor
- relatively minor
- minor modifications
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Watch on YouTubeSo might need some minor adjustment around that.
- So might need some minor adjustment around that.
- Some people call them the chakras, minor chakras, major chakras, right?
- We might have a minor recession, or not.
- But just as a kind of minor instance of this kind of thing.
- And he essentially kept that reorganization with some minor tweaks to it.
- That The thing is, we focus on minor things when it happens.
- When you change so much, the friction is is minor because why?
- It can just be maybe an overemphasized minor truth in this case.
- So, you know, that's kind of a, a minor thing.
- I threw in asides and minor speculations that they welcomed.
Examples
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The doctor assured her that her injury was only minor and would heal quickly.
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It was a minor traffic accident.
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Sent him to the hospital with a minor head injury.
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In some cases, it leads to minor symptoms.
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We might have a minor recession, or not.
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There would only be minor adjustments to make.
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The primary management of minor burns consists of cooling, cleaning, and protecting the burn.
Academic text (2012) -
Although it may seem like a minor technicality, this law is harmful to Egyptian democracy.
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Despite the minor issues with his presentation, he received positive feedback from his classmates.
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The minor changes to the plan will not affect the overall outcome of the project.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not large in size or amount
∞
1.0
So small it can fit in your hand
∞
1.0
Not very important
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1.2
Small in amount or degree
218
1.7
Smaller or not as important as another thing
196
3.3
Very small in amount or degree
110
3.9
Not important or serious
102
4.1
Not important or too small to matter
31
5.6
Very small or unimportant and not worth worrying about
23
4.4
Very small in size or amount
17
4.3
Very small and easy to miss
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.6
A simple operation that does not need a general anaesthetic and lets you go home the same day
- Specialized
1
8.6
A statement in a logical argument that names the subject of the conclusion
- Specialized
1
4.6
A musical scale that sounds sad because some notes are lower than in a major scale
- Specialized
1
7.3
A thin chest muscle that pulls the shoulder blade down and helps lift ribs when you breathe deeply
- Specialized
1
7.2
The shorter diameter of an ellipse that goes through its center and meets the longer axis at right angles
- Archaic
1
6.4
A medicine that makes worry and stress less without making you very sleepy
- Specialized
1
7.8
A low plant with dark green shiny leaves and small blue-violet flowers that covers the ground
- Specialized
1
8.1
A small shoulder muscle that turns the arm outward and helps keep the shoulder joint steady
- Specialized
1
7.0
A mild type of smallpox that usually causes less severe sickness and few deaths
- Specialized
A set of notes used in Western music that makes a piece sound sad
- Specialized
A thin muscle under the larger chest muscle that pulls the shoulder blade down or lifts the ribs
- Specialized
A small back muscle that pulls the shoulder blade toward the spine and slightly up
- Specialized
A small round shoulder muscle that pulls the arm toward the body and turns it outward
- Specialized
A small upper back muscle that pulls the shoulder blade toward the spine and slightly up
- Specialized
A small North American bird with a long bill that uses it to find worms and people hunt for food
- Specialized
A plant with yellow flowers and hollow trumpet-shaped leaves that trap insects
- Specialized
A small upper-arm muscle that turns the arm outward and steadies the shoulder
- Specialized
A milder form of smallpox that kills about one person in a hundred
How Important
Surface Forms
Etymology
Minor comes from the Latin minor meaning 'smaller' or 'less', so when we call something a minor problem we mean it is smaller and not very serious.