disparity

n., pl., -ties.

1. The condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree; difference: "narrow the economic disparities among regions and industries" (Courtenay Slater).
2. Unlikeness; incongruity.

[French disparité, from Old French desparite, from Late Latin disparitās : Latin dis-, dis- + Late Latin paritās, equality; see parity¹.]

noun

1. The condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree: disproportion, disproportionateness, inequality. See same/different/compare.
2. The condition of being unlike or dissimilar: difference, discrepance, discrepancy, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinction, divarication, divergence, divergency, unlikeness. See same/different/compare.
3. A marked lack of correspondence or agreement: difference, disagreement, discrepance, discrepancy, gap, incompatibility, incongruity, inconsistency. See agree/disagree.

n

Definition: difference
Antonyms: alikeness, equality, likeness, sameness, similarity

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: inequality or difference in some respect

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ulighed, væsensforskel, uforligelighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
ongelijkheid, ongelijksoortigheid

Français (French)
n. - disparité, inégalité, écart

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ungleichheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανομοιότητα, διαφορά, ανισότητα

Italiano (Italian)
disparità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - disparidade (f), desigualdade (f)

Русский (Russian)
различие

Español (Spanish)
n. - disparidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - olikhet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不一致

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不一致

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 같지 않음, 불균형

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 相違, 不つり合い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تفاوت ( الى حد كبير بحيث تصعب المقارنه), تباين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הבדל, שוני‬

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