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Minion vs Inferior - What's the difference?

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Minion is a related term of inferior.


As nouns the difference between minion and inferior

is that minion is a loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being while inferior is a person of lower stature to another.

As adjectives the difference between minion and inferior

is that minion is (obsolete) favoured, beloved; "pet" while inferior is of lower quality.

minion

English

(wikipedia minion)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
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  • A sycophantic follower.
  • (obsolete) A loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured.
  • * Sylvester
    • God's disciple and his dearest minion
  • * William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens , IV-III
    • Is this the Athenian minion whom the world / Voiced so regardfully?
  • (obsolete) An ancient form of ordnance with a calibre of about three inches.
    • (Beaumont and Fletcher)
  • (typography, uncountable) A size of type smaller than brevier but larger than nonpareil, roughly equivalent to 7pt.
    • (Burton)

    Synonyms

    * (loyal servant) disciple, follower, henchman, stooge, toady

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Favoured, beloved; "pet".
  • *, vol.1, p.148:
    • These favours, with the commodities that follow minion Courtiers, corrupthis libertie, and dazle his judgement.

    inferior

    English

    Alternative forms

    * inferiour (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of lower quality
    • Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades.
  • * Dryden
    • Whether they are equal or inferior to my other poems, an author is the most improper judge.
  • of lower rank
    • an inferior officer
  • located below
  • # (typography) Printed in subscript.
  • an inferior figure or letter
  • (botany) Situated below some other organ; said of a calyx when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior calyx.
  • (botany) On the side of a flower which is next to the bract; anterior.
  • (astronomy) Nearer to the Sun than the Earth is.
    • the inferior''' or interior planets; an '''inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus
  • (astronomy) Below the horizon.
    • the inferior part of a meridian

    Usage notes

    (term) and (superior) are generally followed by (to); (than) is seen sometimes, but is viewed as wrong.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * superior

    Coordinate terms

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    Related terms

    * inferiority

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a person of lower stature to another
    • As you are my inferior , I can tell you to do anything I want.

    Antonyms

    * superior

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