Words / A2

MYN-uh/ˈmaɪnə/

Minor means not very important or serious: a minor problem, minor injuries, a minor change. Small and slight are cousins. Major is the opposite. Miner works in a mine — same sound. Do not write minor when you mean miner, or minus.

Meaning

Not very important or serious.

Examples

• “There was a minor delay, but we still caught the ferry.”
• “There was a minor accident; nobody needed hospital.”
• “We made a minor change to the booking times.”

Good to know

a minor problem / injury. Opposite: major. Mix-up: miner (job).

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