plural vs basic

plural and basic both are nouns.

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

plural (noun)	basic (noun)
the form of a word that is used to denote more than one	(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

plural (adjective)	basic (adjective)
grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units	pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
composed of more than one member, set, or kind	of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
	reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
	serving as a base or starting point