majeur

French

Etymology

Borrowed 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 singular 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)

   majeur et vacciné ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   Antonym: mineur

4. (music) major

   si majeur ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   la majeur ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   Antonym: mineur

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 (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).