primary vs quill

quill vs primary

primary and quill both are nouns.

primary is an adjective but quill is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, quill is a hypernym of primary; that is, quill is a word with a broader meaning than primary:

primary: one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
quill: any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird

Other hypernyms of primary include flight feather, pinion, quill feather.

primary (noun)	quill (noun)
a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen	a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing	the hollow spine of a feather
coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit	any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
(astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it	pen made from a bird's feather

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

Difference between primary and quill

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