primary

Speech parts

1. primary - Noun

2. primary - Adjective

3. primary - Verb

4. primary - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

First in order of time or development or in intention; primitive; fundamental; original.

First in order, as being preparatory to something higher; as, primary assemblies; primary schools.

First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as, primary planets; a matter of primary importance.

Earliest formed; fundamental.

Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.

That which stands first in order, rank, or importance; a chief matter.

A primary meeting; a caucus.

One of the large feathers on the distal joint of a bird's wing. See Plumage, and Illust. of Bird.

A primary planet; the brighter component of a double star. See under Planet.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

main principal chief prime central elementary first leading basic initial paramount core fundamental essential dominant
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Antonyms

secondary needless last second under small
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Hypernyms

quill pinion election coil celestial body heavenly body

Hyponyms

direct primary

Phrases with the word

primary consumer Democratic primary primary studies primary objective primary focus primary school education

Derivatives

primaries

Examples

The primary sign of a well-ordered mind is a man's ability to remain in one place and linger in his own company. Seneca

We men are easily prone to sins of thought. Therefore, He who has formed each heart individually, knowing that the impulse received from the intention constitutes the major element in sin, has ordained that purity in the ruling part of our soul be our primary concern. Basil of Caesarea

When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, Sir, was then the primary object. Patrick Henry

The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which most men, necessarily, must avoid: the state of being alone. James Baldwin

I've always wanted to own and control the primary technology in everything we do. Steve Jobs

A life of kindness is the primary meaning of divine worship. Emanuel Swedenborg

Close letter words and terms

primarily responsible primariness primarosol primary accent primary act primary adrenal insufficiency