minority
The state or condition of being smaller, inferior, or subordinate to something or someone else; lesserness.
Other meanings
The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood.
Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority.
“Most people agreed, but a sizable minority were upset by the decision.”
Related words
- antiminority
- minoritarian
- minoritary
- minoritize
- minorityhood
- nonminority
- subminority
- superminority
- ethnic minority
- gender minority
- invisible minority
- minority cabinet
Word history
From Latin "minor".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “minority” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.