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Minus

Mi′nus

(mī′nŭs)

Adj.

[L. See

Minor

, and cf.

Mis-

pref. from the French.]

(Math.)

Less; requiring to be subtracted; negative;

as, a

minus

quantity

Minus sign

(Math.)

the sign [-] denoting minus, or less, prefixed to negative quantities, or quantities to be subtracted. See

Negative sign

, under

Negative

Definition 2024

Minus

See also: minus and mínus

German

Noun

Minus n ‎(genitive Minus, plural Minusse)

(mathematics) minus (negative quantity)
minus (defect or deficiency)
(colloquial) minus (minus sign)

Declension

Declension of Minus

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Minus	die	Minusse
genitive	eines	des	Minus	der	Minusse
dative	einem	dem	Minus	den	Minussen
accusative	ein	das	Minus	die	Minusse

Synonyms

(minus sign): Minuszeichen

minus

See also: Minus and mínus

English

Conjunction

minus

(mathematics) Difference of the previous number from the following number.
seven minus two is five

Derived terms

minus sign

Translations

mathematics: less

Arabic: نَاقَص ‎(nāqaṣ)
Egyptian Arabic: ناقص ‎(naaʾeṣ)
Armenian: հանած (hy) ‎(hanac)
Asturian: menos
Basque: ken
Catalan: menys
Chinese:
Mandarin: 减 (zh) ‎(jiǎn)
Czech: mínus
Dutch: min (nl)
Finnish: miinus (fi)
French: moins (fr)
Galician: menos
German: weniger (de), minus (de)
Greek: πλην (el) n ‎(plin), μείον (el) n ‎(meíon)
Hebrew: פחות ‎(pakhót), מינוס ‎(mínus)

Icelandic: mínus
Italian: meno (it)
Japanese: 引く (ja) ‎(hiku)
Korean: 빼다 (ko) ‎(ppaeda)
Macedonian: минус ‎(minus)
Norwegian: minus
Polish: minus (pl) m
Portuguese: menos (pt)
Russian: ми́нус (ru) ‎(mínus)
Spanish: menos (es)
Swedish: minus (sv)
Tagalog: bawas (tl)
Turkish: eksi (tr)
Urdu: منفى
Yiddish: מינוס ‎(minus)

Preposition

minus

(informal) Without.
I walked out minus my coat.

Synonyms

lacking, without

Adjective

minus ‎(not comparable)

(mathematics) Negative.
a minus number
On the negative part of a scale.
minus seven degrees
Ranking just below a designated rating.
He got a grade of B minus for his essay.

Synonyms

(negative): negative
(on the negative part of a scale): below zero (after the noun)

Translations

negative

Arabic: سَالِب ‎(sālib)
Armenian: բացասական (hy) ‎(bacʿasakan)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 负 (zh) ‎(fù)
Dutch: min (nl), negatief (nl), negatieve (nl)
Finnish: negatiivinen (fi)
French: strictement négatif (fr) m, strictement négative (fr) f
Greek: αρνητικός (el) ‎(arnitikós)
Icelandic: mínus-, sem lýtur að frádrætti, frádráttar-, neikvæður (is), minni en núll

Italian: negativo (it) m, negativa (it) f
Japanese: 負 (ja) ‎(fu)
Lojban: ni'u (jbo)
Norwegian: negativ (no)
Polish: ujemny (pl)
Portuguese: negativo (pt) m
Russian: отрица́тельный (ru) ‎(otricátelʹnyj)
Swedish: negativ (sv)

on the negative part of a scale

Armenian: մինուս (hy) ‎(minus)
Dutch: min (nl), onder nul (after the noun)
Finnish: miinus; (x astetta) pakkasta - (x degrees) frost
French: moins (fr)
Greek: μείον (el) ‎(meíon), πλην (el) ‎(plin)

Icelandic: mínus-, neikvæður (is), minni en núll
Japanese: マイナス (ja) ‎(mainasu)
Lojban: ni'u (jbo)
Russian: ми́нус (ru) ‎(mínus)
Swedish: minus (sv)

ranking just below a designated rating

Finnish: miinus (fi), miikka (slang)
French: moins (fr)
Icelandic: mínus

Russian: с ми́нусом ‎(s mínusom)
Swedish: minus (sv)

Noun

minus ‎(plural minuses)

Synonyms

(defect or deficiency): defect, deficiency, drawback, flaw, shortcoming

Antonyms

(minus sign): plus, plus sign
(negative quantity): positive
(defect or deficiency): advantage, bonus, boon, gain, plus

Translations

minus sign — see minus sign

mathematics: negative quantity

German: Minus (de) n
Icelandic: neikvæð tala f, tala sem er minni en núll f
Japanese: 負 (ja) ‎(ふ, fu), マイナス (ja) ‎(mainasu)

Portuguese: negativo (pt) m
Russian: отрица́тельная величина́ ‎(otricátelʹnaja veličiná)
Spanish: negativo (es) m
Swedish: negativ kvantitet

defect or deficiency

Czech: mínus n
Finnish: miinus (colloquial)
German: Minus (de) n

Icelandic: mínus m, ókostur m
Russian: ми́нус (ru) ‎(mínus), недоста́ток (ru) ‎(nedostátok)
Swedish: brist (sv), minus (sv)

References

“minus” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Anagrams

in sum, munis

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Latin minus ‎(“less”).

Noun

minus

minus

Declension

Declension of minus

nominative	minus
genitive	minusnıñ
dative	minusqa
accusative	minusnı
locative	minusta
ablative	minustan

References

Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

Esperanto

Conjunction

minus

minus
Tri minus du estas unu.
Three minus two is one.

Antonyms

plus

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmiːnʊs]

Adverb

minus

(mathematics) minus, less
vier minus drei ist eins.

Synonyms

weniger

Antonyms

plus

Interlingua

Adverb

minus ‎(not comparable)

less (used to form comparatives)

le minus

the least (used to form superlatives)

Antonyms

plus

Latin

Etymology

From minor.

Adjective

minus

nominative neuter singular of minor
accusative neuter singular of minor
vocative neuter singular of minor

References

minus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
minus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
MINUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

minus m inan

minus, minus sign

Declension

declension of minus

	singular	plural
nominative	minus	minusy
genitive	minusa	minusów
dative	minusowi	minusom
accusative	minus	minusy
instrumental	minusem	minusami
locative	minusie	minusach
vocative	minusie	minusy

Antonyms

plus

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

mínus m ‎(Cyrillic spelling ми́нус)

minus sign
minuns, defect, deficiency

Declension

Declension of minus

	singular	plural
nominative	minus	minusi
genitive	minusa	minusa
dative	minusu	minusima
accusative	minus	minuse
vocative	minuse	minusi
locative	minusu	minusima
instrumental	minusom	minusima

Swedish

Noun

minus n

minus sign, minus

Verb

minus

(transitive, mathematics) minus
Tre minus två är ett - three minus two is one

Veps

Pronoun

minus

inessive of minä

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Minus

Mi′nus

Definition 2024

Minus

Minus

German

Noun

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minus

minus

English

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Crimean Tatar

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Serbo-Croatian

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Swedish

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