disparity

noun
/dɪsˈpæɹɪti/UK/dɪsˈpæɹɪti/US/dɪsˈpɛɹɪti/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from disparitātem
  2. derived from disparité

Definitions

  1. The state of being unequal

    The state of being unequal; difference.

    • There was a disparity of view over the use of diesel or electric motive power for the route south of Crewe, and the Prime Minister even felt a modern design of steam locomotives would be the best solution.
  2. Incongruity.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for disparity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA