Word Type

Noun

Adjective

The word "minority" can be used as noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

adulthood majority majority

Derived Terms

antiminority ethnic minority gender minority invisible minority majority-minority minoritarian minoritary minoritize minority cabinet minority council minority dominance minority domination minority government minority group minority language minority leader minority report minority rule minorityhood model minority nonminority sexual minority subminority superminority visible minority vocal minority

Derived From

minor

Distinct From

majority

Context

politics us used attributively of party government etc

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

age eld figure legal status number social group

Type Of (IsA)

age group of things legal status number social group

Related Terms

minor quantifier

Related Terms

adulthood empower ethnic legislative majority minor plurality represent seat subgroup vote youth

Synonym Network

childhood

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.