English Explanatory Dictionary

disparity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being unequal; difference.
  2. Incongruity.

Pronunciation

/dɪsˈpæɹɪti/ /dɪsˈpɛɹɪti/ [dɪsˈpɛɹɪɾi] /dɪsˈpeɹɪti/ En-us-disparity.oga /dɪsˈpɛɹəti/ [dɪsˈpɛɹɾi] /dɪsˈpeɹəti/ [dɪsˈpæɹɪɾi]

Word forms

disparity disparities

Etymology

From Middle French disparité, from Latin disparitātem, accusative of disparitās, from dispār + -tās, from dis- + pār. By surface analysis, dis- + parity.

Synonyms

unalikeness

Derived words

stereodisparity
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