Difference between Modest and Minor

MODEST vs MINOR: NOUN

A subject area of secondary concentration of a student at a college or university, or the student who has chosen such a secondary concentration.
A person who is below the legal age of responsibility or accountability.
Determinant of a square submatrix
The minor term, that is, the subject of the conclusion; also, the minor premise, that is, that premise which contains the minor term; in hypothetical syllogisms, the categorical premise. It is the second proposition of a regular syllogism, as in the following: Every act of injustice partakes of meanness; to take money from another by gaming is an act of injustice; therefore, the taking of money from another by gaming partakes of meanness.
A Minorite; a Franciscan friar.
A person of either sex who has not attained the age at which full civil rights are accorded; an infant; in England and the United States, one under twenty-one years of age.
[capitalized] A Franciscan friar; a Minorite: so called from a name of the Franciscan order, Fratres Minores, or Lesser Brethren. Also called Friar Minor.
In music, the minor mode or a minor tonality or minor chord taken absolutely.
In logic, the minor term, or the minor premise. See I.
The minor leagues of a sport, especially baseball.
A minor key, scale, or interval.
A minor term.
A minor premise.
One studying in a secondary area of specialization.
A secondary area of specialized academic study, requiring fewer courses or credits than a major.
One who has not reached legal adulthood.
A young person of either sex
One that is lesser in comparison with others of the same class.
A person of either sex who is under age; one who is of less than the legal age for the performance of certain acts; one under the authority of parents or guardians, because of not having reached the age at which the law permits one to make contracts and manage one's own property; an infant in the legal sense

MODEST vs MINOR: ADJECTIVE

Small, moderate in size.
Avoiding being sexually suggestive.
Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements, unpretentious, humble.
Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; -- said of a woman.
Not large but sufficient in size or amount
Marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
Free from pomp or affectation
Free from ostentation or pretension
Limited in size or scope
Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive
Low or inferior in station or quality
Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value.
Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident.
Observing conventional proprieties in speech, behavior, or dress, especially in the avoidance of arousing sexual interest.
Free from showiness or ostentation; unpretentious: : plain.
Moderate or limited in size, quantity, or range; not extreme.
Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate
Not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

Lesser or smaller in amount, extent, or size.
Inferior in number or size or amount
Lesser in scope or effect
Not of legal age
Of a scale or mode
Of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
Of lesser importance or stature or rank
Of lesser seriousness or danger
Warranting only temporal punishment
Limited in size or scope
Inferior in bulk, degree, importance, etc.; less; smaller; of little account.
Less by a semitone in interval or difference of pitch.
The Lesser Asia; that part of Asia which lies between the Euxine, or Black Sea, on the north, and the Mediterranean on the south.
That mode, or scale, in which the third and sixth are minor, -- much used for mournful and solemn subjects.
The rank of persons employed in ecclesiastical offices who are not in holy orders, as doorkeepers, acolytes, etc.
The subject of the conclusion.
Of little significance or importance.
Of a scale which has lowered scale degrees three, six, and seven relative to major, but with the sixth and seventh not always lowered
Being the smaller of the two intervals denoted by the same ordinal number
Based on a minor scale.
Less in distance by a half step than the corresponding major interval.
Relating to or being a minor scale.
Dealing with a more restricted category.
Of or relating to a secondary area of academic specialization.
Relating to or being the younger or junior of two pupils with the same surname.
Not having reached legal adulthood.
Lesser in seriousness or danger.
Lesser in importance, rank, or stature.

MODEST vs MINOR: VERB

To choose or have an area of secondary concentration as a student in a college or university.

MODEST vs MINOR: INTRANSITIVE VERB

To pursue academic studies in a minor field.

MODEST vs MINOR: OTHER WORD TYPES

Acting with decorum or delicacy; restrained by chaste or scrupulous feelings; pure in thought and conduct.
Manifesting or seeming to manifest humility, propriety, or decorum; not gaudy, showy, or meretricious.
Moderate; not excessive or extreme; not extravagant: as, a modest computation; a modest fortune.
Unpretentious.
Synonyms Unassuming, unpretending, coy, shy. See bashfulness.
Decent, chaste, virtuous.
Retiring in disposition or demeanor; restrained by a sense of propriety, humility, or diffidence; not ostentatious, bold, or forward; unobtrusive.
Relatively moderate, limited, or small
Marked by simplicity
Humble in spirit or manner

Of modes, characterized by the use of a minor tonality and of minor cadences: as, the piece is written throughout in the minor mode: opposed to major. See major
Of tonalities and scales, characterized by a minor third and also usually by a minor sixth, and often a minor seventh: opposed to major. See key, tonality, scale
In music: Of intervals, less; shorter; smaller (as compared with major intervals).
Under age.
Smaller than others; of inferior rank or degree; lower; hence, small; inconsiderable; not capital, serious, or weighty: as, the minor officers of government; a minor canon; the minor points of an argument; minor faults or considerations.
Smaller (than the other); less; lesser: applied definitively to one of two units or parts, and opposed to major or greater: as, the minor axis of an ellipse: the minor premise of a syllogism; the minor part of an estate.
Of triads and chords generally, characterized by a minor third between the lowest and the next to the lowest tones: opposed to major. See triad, and chord
(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees
Of the younger of two boys with the same family name
Have as one's secondary field of study
Relatively moderate, limited, or small

MODEST vs MINOR: RELATED WORDS

Restrained, Demure, Unpretentious, Discreet, Minor, Limited, Unostentatious, Low, Meek, Unassuming, Humble, Moderate, Mild, Decent, Small

Fry, Shaver, Tyke, Tike, Junior, Secondary, Child, Little, Limited, Venial, Pardonable, Underage, Modest, Small, Insignificant

MODEST vs MINOR: DESCRIBE WORDS

Restrained, Demure, Unpretentious, Discreet, Minor, Limited, Unostentatious, Low, Meek, Unassuming, Humble, Moderate, Mild, Decent, Small

Youngster, Fry, Tyke, Tike, Junior, Secondary, Child, Little, Limited, Venial, Pardonable, Underage, Modest, Small, Insignificant

MODEST vs MINOR: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

Whose modest tresses are bound up for thee.
No thought of modest hesitation occurred to me.
They approach a modest rooming house and enter.
Some will do it for a modest fee.
New PASEC Results Show Modest Improvements in Student.
Bem was a modest man but very bright.
Wish, Frank Shankwitz still maintained a modest mindset.
In its modest way, it has done that.
Shorts and skirts should be of modest length and any slits in skirts should be of modest length as well.
Great project, modest skill level required, modest cost involved.

Minor chords have a root note, a minor third, and a perfect fifth.
Bachelor of Arts in sociology, a minor in sociology, a minor in social work, and a minor in women and gender studies.
SLOW PITCH LEAGUE BURLINGTON MINOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION BURLINGTON MINOR LACROSSE INC.
Roll forward to the lowest higher minor version, if requested minor version is missing.
If you have minor children, it will also name guardians for minor children.
PITCH LEAGUE ORANGEVILLE MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION ORANGEVILLE MINOR SOCCER CLUB INC ORANGEVILLE MINOR SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION INC.
Courses for the minor may overlap with your major or another minor requirements.
Your achievement is minor, but remember minor achievements make the big difference.
If minor refuses consent, minor is responsible for all Wis.
Minor or nonserious conditions are ones that could result in minor injuries or might be classified as minor threats to health.

MODEST vs MINOR: QUESTIONS

Who was the intended audience of a modest proposal?
What is the economic importance of a modest proposal?
How does Swift use exaggeration in a modest proposal?
Why do people in Thailand wear such modest clothing?
Why dress consistently in modest skirts and dresses?
When did Modest Mouse release the Moon & Antarctica?
Is Modest Needs Foundation a legitimate charity organization?
What inspired 'a modest proposal' by Jonathan Swift?
When did Modest Mouse release strangers to ourselves?
What is the modest Sister missionary clothing Directory?

Could minor volcanoes'cascade'into global catastrophe?
Which Islington practices provide minor surgery services?
What is an International Development Studies minor?
What is the Peterborough Minor Lacrosse Association?
What is Ancaster Minor Baseball&Softball Association?
Does United Airlines offer unaccompanied minor service?
Can interrogatories be withheld for minor objections?
Does Tarleton State University have minor programs?
Can Chhattisgarh build a minor forest industry around minor forest produce?
What happens if a minor sexts with another minor in Arizona?

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MODEST AND MINOR

MODEST vs MINOR: NOUN

MODEST vs MINOR: ADJECTIVE

MODEST vs MINOR: VERB

MODEST vs MINOR: INTRANSITIVE VERB

MODEST vs MINOR: OTHER WORD TYPES

MODEST vs MINOR: RELATED WORDS

MODEST vs MINOR: DESCRIBE WORDS

MODEST vs MINOR: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

MODEST vs MINOR: QUESTIONS