minority
nounHow to pronounce minority:
Definition of minority:
- minority (noun):
- the smaller in number of two groups constituting a whole
- a number or percentage equaling less than half of a total
- a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part.
- Someone's youth is the period of their life during which they are a child, before they are a fully mature adult.
Synonyms for minority:
youthfigurechildhoodmajorityminorimmaturityadolescenceAntonyms for minority:
maturityexperiencemajoritymanhoodmaturationOther 4-syllable words like minority
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