first vs ordinal

ordinal vs first

first and ordinal both are nouns.

first and ordinal both are adjectives.

first is an adverb but ordinal is not an adverb.

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

As nouns, ordinal is a hypernym of first; that is, ordinal is a word with a broader meaning than first:

first: the first element in a countable series
ordinal: the number designating place in an ordered sequence

Other hypernyms of first include no., ordinal number.

first (noun)	ordinal (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)	the number designating place in an ordered sequence
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)	ordinal (adjective)
preceding all others in time or space or degree	being or denoting a numerical order in a series
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections	of or relating to a taxonomic order
ranking above all others
serving to begin
serving to set in motion

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

Difference between first and ordinal

Words related to "ordinal"

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