inequality
nounEtymology
From Middle English inequalite, from Old French inequalité, from Medieval Latin inaequālitās, from Latin inaequālis (“unequal”), from in- (“not”) + aequālis (“equal”). Morphologically inequal + -ity and in- + equality.
- derived from inaequālis
- derived from inaequālitās
- derived from inequalité
- inherited from inequalite
Definitions
Absence of equality.
- The inequality in living standards led to a civil war as the have-nots rebelled.
- The traditional inequalities of marriage, such as changing her surname to his.
The neighborhood
- synonymdifference
- synonymdisparity
- synonymimparity
- synonyminequality
- synonyminequation
- synonymnonequivilence
- synonymunevenness
- antonymequality
- neighbor≠
- neighbor≉
- neighbor≈
- neighbor≅
- neighbordisequilibrium
- neighborimbalance
- neighborinstability
- neighborprejudice
- neighborinferiority
- neighborsuperiority
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at inequality. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at inequality. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at inequality
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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