Major

Of great consequence

Major as a title precedes the name of a military officer holding that rank: Major Smith will brief us at 0900.

It also functions as a surname.

Major is occasionally used as a given name. (Lowercase major is the adjective or noun meaning greater, a field of study, or the military rank itself.)

title

officer

Authority figure in uniform

  • rankPosition in hierarchy
  • commanderPerson with authority over others
  • sirFormal male address

military · army · addressed · salute · briefing

surname

family

Related people together

genealogy

Categories
Opposites
importance/significance

Majorminor

Scale with lowered third

trivial · insignificant · negligible · petty · trifling

scale/size

Majorminor

Scale with lowered third

small · little · small-scale · minor-league · lesser

musical mode

Majorminor

Scale with lowered third

minor key · minor scale · minor mode

Phrases
Family

majority, majesty, majors, majored, majoring, majorette, majorly, majordomo, majoritarian

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G