majeur

French

Etymology

From Middle French majeur, a borrowing from Latin māior (“larger, greater”). Doublet of maire, major, and mayeur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʒœʁ/

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• Rhymes: -œʁ

Adjective

majeur (feminine majeure, masculine plural majeurs, feminine plural majeures)

1. greater, larger, more important

   Antonyms: mineur, moindre

2. (by extension) of great importance, main, major, principal, greatest

   Antonyms: mineur, moindre

3. major, adult, of age (who has attained the age of majority, who is over the legal age of majority)

   Antonym: mineur

   majeur et vacciné ― old enough to look after oneself

4. (music) major

   Antonym: mineur

   si majeur ― B major

   la majeur ― A major

Derived terms

• junior majeur
• force majeure

Noun

majeur m (plural majeurs)

1. an adult (as defined by the age of majority)

   Antonym: mineur

2. middle finger

Further reading

• “majeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.