Dictionary Check: primary

"primary" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points
Words with Friends 15 points

Definition

adjective

of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary

Example: "primary goals"
Antonyms:
adjective

not derived from or reducible to something else; basic

Example: "a primary instinct"
adjective

most important element

Example: "the chief aim of living"
adjective

of or being the essential or basic part

Example: "an elementary need for love and nurturing"
noun

a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen

Synonyms:
noun

one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing

Advertisement