JUNIOR
Dictionary entry overview: What does Junior mean?
• JUNIOR (noun)
The noun JUNIOR has 4 senses:
1. term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
2. a third-year undergraduate
3. the younger of two men
4. a son who has the same first name as his father
Familiarity information: JUNIOR used as a noun is uncommon.
• JUNIOR (adjective)
The adjective JUNIOR has 3 senses:
1. younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service
2. used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college
3. including or intended for youthful persons
Familiarity information: JUNIOR used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• JUNIOR (noun)
Meaning:
Term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
look here, junior, it's none of your business
Hypernyms ("junior" is a kind of...):
arriviste; nouveau-riche; parvenu; upstart (a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class)
Meaning:
A third-year undergraduate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("junior" is a kind of...):
lowerclassman; underclassman (an undergraduate who is not yet a senior)
Meaning:
The younger of two men
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("junior" is a kind of...):
adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))
Meaning:
A son who has the same first name as his father
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Jnr; Jr; Junior
Hypernyms ("Junior" is a kind of...):
boy; son (a male human offspring)
• JUNIOR (adjective)
Meaning:
Younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service
Similar:
inferior; junior-grade; lower-ranking; lowly; petty; secondary; subaltern; subordinate (inferior in rank or status)
minor (of the younger of two boys with the same family name)
jr.; younger (used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father)
Also:
immature; young ((used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth)
Attribute:
higher rank; higher status; senior status; seniority (higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service)
Antonym:
senior (older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service)
Meaning:
Used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college
Synonyms:
third-year; junior; next-to-last
Context examples:
the junior class / a third-year student
Similar:
intermediate (lying between two extremes in time or space or degree)
Meaning:
Including or intended for youthful persons
Context examples:
a junior sports league / junior fashions
Similar:
immature; young ((used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth)
