first vs basic

first and basic both are nouns.

first and basic both are adjectives.

first is an adverb but basic is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
first	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
basic	Yes	Yes	No	No

first (noun)	basic (noun)
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)	(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
an honours degree of the highest class
the first element in a countable series
the first or highest in an ordering or series
the time at which something is supposed to begin

first (adjective)	basic (adjective)
preceding all others in time or space or degree	pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections	of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
ranking above all others	reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
serving to begin	serving as a base or starting point
serving to set in motion

first (adverb)	basic (adverb)
before anything else
prominently forward
the initial time
before another in time, space, or importance

Difference between first and basic

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