majeur
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin māior (“larger, greater”). Doublet of maire, major, and mayeur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ʒœʁ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -œʁ
Adjective
majeur (feminine majeure, masculine plural majeurs, feminine plural majeures)
- greater, larger, more important
- Antonyms: mineur, moindre
- (by extension) of great importance, main, major, principal, greatest
- Antonyms: mineur, moindre
- major, adult, of age (who has attained the age of majority, who is over the legal age of majority)
- majeur et vacciné ― old enough to look after oneself
- Antonym: mineur
- (music) major
- si majeur ― B major
- la majeur ― A major
- Antonym: mineur
Derived terms
- junior majeur
- force majeure
Noun
majeur m (plural majeurs)
- an adult (as defined by the age of majority)
- Antonym: mineur
- middle finger
Further reading
- “majeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.