primary vs principal

principal vs primary

primary and principal both are nouns.

primary and principal both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, primary and principal are synonyms defined as:

primary and principal: most important element

Other synonyms of primary include chief, main, master.

primary (noun)	principal (noun)
a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen	the educator who has executive authority for a school
one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing	an actor who plays a principal role
coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit	the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
(astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it	(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
	the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
	capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

primary (adjective)	principal (adjective)
of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary	most important element
of or being the essential or basic part
most important element
not derived from or reducible to something else; basic

Difference between primary and principal

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