nounnounadjective

le majeur

of age · major

Qui est plus grand ou plus important que les autres, ou qui a atteint l’âge légal d’adulte.

Major, important, or significant: describing something of great importance or scope.
Of legal age: describing someone who has reached the age of adulthood. As a noun, un majeur means “an adult” in the legal sense.
Middle finger: as a masculine noun, le majeur refers to the middle finger.
Major in music: describing a major key or scale.

Majeur is an adjective with the feminine form majeure and plural forms majeurs and majeures . It can also be a masculine noun.

It comes from Latin maior, meaning “greater” or “older.”

important — “important”; broadly similar, though majeur often suggests greater significance.
adulte — “adult”; refers generally to adulthood, while majeur specifically refers to legal age.
mineur — “minor”; the main opposite for importance, legal age, and musical keys.
secondaire — “secondary”; the opposite when majeur means important.