disparity

[ dih-spar-i-tee ]
/ dɪˈspær ɪ ti /
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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, diverseness, incongruity, divergency, disproportion, unevenness, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, otherness, dissemblance, imparity

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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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