Majority - English meaning

Majority – definitions in English dictionary

noun
The greater number.
Usage examples:
In the majority of cases all will go smoothly
Synonims:
Larger part/number Greater part/number Major part Best/better part Main part Most More than half Bulk Mass Weight (main) body Preponderance Predominance Generality Lion's share (the) people T
noun
The age at which a person is legally a full adult, usually either 18 or 21.
Usage examples:
Kids get control of the money when they reach the age of majority
Synonims:
Coming of age Legal age Seniority Adulthood Manhood/womanhood Maturity Age of consent
noun
The rank or office of a major.
Usage examples:
In 1872 captain macfarlane was promoted to majority.

noun
More than half of a total number or amount; the larger part of something
Usage examples:
A majority of the people voted against the bill to raise school taxes., [ c ] the republicans won b…

noun
Most of the people or things in a group
Usage examples:
The majority of our prepayment customers are people on a low income., improved economic conditions …

Majority translation into English

Majority: translate from English into Chinese

多数, 成年, 大部份

Majority: translate from English into Dutch

Meerderheid, Meerderjarigheid, Majoorschap, Majoorsrang

Majority: translate from English into French

Majorité, Majoritaire, Plupart de

Majority: translate from English into German

Mehrheitlich, Mehrheit, Mehrzahl, Majorität, Gros, Überzahl, Volljährigkeit, Mündigkeit, Pluralität

Majority: translate from English into Hindi

बहुलता, बहुमत, अधिकांश, बहुसंख्या, बहुसंख्य, वयस्कता, अधिक संख्या, प्रौढ़ता, प्राप्तवयता

Majority: translate from English into Italian

Maggioranza, Maggiore età

Majority: translate from English into Korean

다수, 과반수, 다수당, 성년, 죽은 사람, 상대방을 앞지른 득표차, 득표차, 육군 소령의 계급, 육군 소령의 직

Majority: translate from English into Russian

Большинство, Совершеннолетие, Чин майора

Majority: translate from English into Spanish

Mayoría

Word origin

mid 16th century (denoting superiority): from French majorité, from medieval Latin majoritas, from Latin major (see major).

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Majority – similar words

majoration

noun
= majorization .

Majoration - all meanings in English

major

adjective
Important, serious, or significant.
Usage examples:
The use of drugs is a major problem

noun
A rank of officer in the army and the us air force, above captain and below lieutenant colonel.
Usage examples:
One e-mail avowed that too many majors and lieutenant colonels flounder in their first joint assign…

verb
Short for major suit.
Usage examples:
South was anxious to mention his four-card major and bid one spade

Major - all meanings in English

Majority synonims

adulthood

noun
The state or condition of being fully grown or mature.
Usage examples:
The crucial years between adolescence and adulthood

Adulthood - all meanings in English

bulk

noun
The mass or size of something large.
Usage examples:
Residents jump up and down on their rubbish to reduce its bulk

verb
Treat (a product) so that its quantity appears greater than it is.
Usage examples:
Traders were bulking up their flour with chalk

Bulk - all meanings in English

generality

noun
A statement or principle having general rather than specific validity or force.
Usage examples:
He confined his remarks to generalities

noun
A statement without details and sometimes without much meaning
Usage examples:
The candidate’s speech was full of generalities and never focused on the issues.

Generality - all meanings in English

mass

noun
A large body of matter with no definite shape.
Usage examples:
The sun broke out from behind a mass of clouds

adjective
Involving or affecting large numbers of people or things.
Usage examples:
The film has mass appeal

verb
Assemble or cause to assemble into a single body or mass.
Usage examples:
Both countries began massing troops in the region

Mass - all meanings in English

maturity

noun
The state, fact, or period of being mature.
Usage examples:
The progress of an ingénue from childhood to maturity

Maturity - all meanings in English

most

determiner
Greatest in amount, quantity, or degree.
Usage examples:
They've had the most success

pronoun
The greatest amount or quantity.
Usage examples:
We had the most to lose

adverb
Forming the superlative of adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than one syllable.
Usage examples:
The most important event of my life

Most - all meanings in English

predominance

noun
The state or condition of being greater in number or amount.
Usage examples:
The predominance of women in such professions as social work and nursing

Predominance - all meanings in English

preponderance

noun
The quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance.
Usage examples:
The preponderance of women among older people

noun
The largest part or greatest amount
Usage examples:
The preponderance of evidence suggests the crash was an accident.

Preponderance - all meanings in English

seniority

noun
The fact or state of being older or higher in rank or status than someone else.
Usage examples:
26 archbishops and bishops in order of seniority

Seniority - all meanings in English

t

ˈtrɪtɪəm

abbreviation
Imperial or metric ton(s).
Usage examples:
Lithuania produced 512,000 t of sulphuric acid in 1989

contraction
The word ‘it’, attached to the end of a verb, especially in the transcription of regional spoken use.
Usage examples:
I'll never do’t again

suffix
Equivalent to -est2 (as in shalt ).

T - all meanings in English

weight

noun
A body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing.
Usage examples:
He was at least fifteen stone in weight

verb
Hold (something) down by placing a heavy object on top of it.
Usage examples:
A mug half filled with coffee weighted down a stack of papers

Weight - all meanings in English

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