primary vs first

first vs primary

primary and first both are nouns.

primary and first both are adjectives.

primary is not an adverb while first is an adverb.

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

primary (noun)	first (noun)
a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen	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)
one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing	the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit	an honours degree of the highest class
(astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it	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

primary (adjective)	first (adjective)
of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary	preceding all others in time or space or degree
of or being the essential or basic part	highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
most important element	ranking above all others
not derived from or reducible to something else; basic	serving to begin
	serving to set in motion

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

Difference between primary and first

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