maior

Meaning

Adj

1. (comparative, feminine, form-of, masculine) comparative degree of grande; bigger, larger
2. (feminine, form-of, masculine, superlative) superlative degree of grande; biggest, largest
3. (feminine, masculine) major, greater
4. (feminine, masculine) major
5. (Brazil, feminine, informal, masculine) big, great

Adv

very, quite

grande

• Adj
• Noun

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Concepts

major

bigger

big

greater

full-grown

of age

adult

🧑

larger

grownup

grown-up

important

increased

key

🔑

real

serious

significant

sizable

substantial

utmost

uttermost

weighty

fully grown

appreciable

considerable

elder

extreme

grave

🪦

greatest

grown

Opposite of

menor

Synonyms

adulto

🧑

maior de idade

categorizado

considerável

grave

importante

principal

sério

crescido

adulta

mor

apreciável

Translations

mayor

majeur

major

maggiore

maior

grande

grand

mayor de edad

🧑

meerderjarig

volwassen

🧑

größer

maggiorenne

adulto

🧑

plus grand

ancien

🧓

Pronounced as (IPA)

/majˈɔʁ/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese maior, mayor, from Latin maiōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“great”) + *-yos (comparative suffix). Doublet of major and mor.

Sentences

" Qual é a maior mentira do mundo ?" o garoto perguntou ? completamente surpreso .

“What's the biggest lie in the world?” the boy asked? completely surprised.

A Sicília é a maior ilha do Mar Mediterrâneo .

Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.