1. minor - Noun
2. minor - Adjective
3. minor - Verb
4. minor - Adjective Satellite
5. Minor - Proper noun
Inferior in bulk, degree, importance, etc.; less; smaller; of little account; as, minor divisions of a body.
Less by a semitone in interval or difference of pitch; as, a minor third.
A person of either sex who has not attained the age at which full civil rights are accorded; an infant; in England and the United States, one under twenty-one years of age.
The minor term, that is, the subject of the conclusion; also, the minor premise, that is, that premise which contains the minor term; in hypothetical syllogisms, the categorical premise. It is the second proposition of a regular syllogism, as in the following: Every act of injustice partakes of meanness; to take money from another by gaming is an act of injustice; therefore, the taking of money from another by gaming partakes of meanness.
A Minorite; a Franciscan friar.
Source: Webster's dictionaryForgetting offences is a sign of sincere repentance. If you keep the memory of them, you may believe you have repented but you are like someone running in his sleep. Let no one consider it a minor defect, this darkness that often clouds the eyes even of spiritual people. John Climacus
Patience, n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue. Ambrose Bierce
A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles. Mignon McLaughlin
Hold short services for minor Gods. Nepal Proverb
Where there's a senior the minor yields, said the chick in the cage. Sicilian Proverb
In the larger affairs the minor are forgotten. Angolan Proverb