| English adjective: minus | |||
| 1. | minus on the negative side or lower end of a scale | ||
| Samples | Minus 5 degrees. A grade of B minus. | ||
| Similar | negative | ||
| Antonyms | plus | ||
| 2. | minus involving disadvantage or harm | ||
| Samples | Minus (or negative) factors. | ||
| Synonyms | negative | ||
| Similar | disadvantageous | ||
| Antonyms | advantageous | ||
| English noun: minus | |||
| 1. | minus (act) an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated | ||
| Samples | The subtraction of three from four leaves one. Four minus three equals one. | ||
| Synonyms | subtraction | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arithmetic operation | ||