principal vs. principle

I discovered a way to distinguish them  I'll tell it later.  Main Entry:	principal
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	most important
Synonyms:	arch, capital, cardinal, champion, chief, controlling, crowning, dominant, essential, first, foremost, greatest, head, highest, incomparable, key, leading, main, mainline, major, matchless, maximum, outstanding, paramount, peerless, predominant, preeminent, premier, prevailing, primary, prime, prominent, second-to-none, sovereign, star, stellar, strongest, supereminent, superior, supreme, transcendent, unapproachable, unequaled, unparalleled, unrivaled
Notes:	principle  means fundamental, as in beliefs or truths or understandings and it is always a noun; principal  can be a noun or adjective meaning chief or of first importance
Antonyms:	auxiliary, extra, least, lesser, minor, secondary, trivial, unimportant

 

 

--------------------- Main Entry: principle
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	law, standard
Synonyms:	assumption, axiom, basis, canon, convention, criterion, dictum, doctrine, dogma, ethic, form, formula, foundation, fundamental, golden rule, ground, maxim, origin, postulate, precept, prescript, principium, proposition, regulation, rule, source, theorem, truth, usage, verity
Notes:	principle  means fundamental, as in beliefs or truths or understandings and it is always a noun; principal  can be a noun or adjective meaning chief or of first importance