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disparity

[ dih-spar-i-tee ]
/ dɪˈspær ɪ ti /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR disparity

noun, plural dis·par·i·ties.

lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference: a disparity in age; disparity in rank.

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Origin of disparity

1545–55; <Middle French desparite<Late Latin disparitās;see dis-1, parity1

synonym study for disparity

See difference.

OTHER WORDS FROM disparity

non·dis·par·i·ty, noun, plural non·dis·par·i·ties.

Words nearby disparity

disown, disparage, disparagement, disparaging, disparate, disparity, disparlure, dispart, dispassion, dispassionate, dispatch
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Words related to disparity

divergence, variation, gap, inequality, discrepancy, distinction, imbalance, unlikeness, diverseness, incongruity, divergency, disproportion, unevenness, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, otherness, dissemblance, imparity

Example sentences from the Web for disparity

British Dictionary definitions for disparity

disparity
/ (dɪˈspærɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

inequality or difference, as in age, rank, wages, etc
dissimilarity

undefined disparity

See discrepancy
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