'Disparity' definitions:
Definition of 'disparity'
(from WordNet)
noun
Inequality or difference in some respect
Definition of 'Disparity'
From: GCIDE
- Disparity \Dis*par"i*ty\, n.; pl. Disparities. [LL. disparitas, fr. L. dispar unlike, unequal; dis- + par equal: cf. F. disparit['e]. See Par, Peer.] Inequality; difference in age, rank, condition, or excellence; dissimilitude; -- followed by between, in, of, as to, etc.; as, disparity in, or of, years; a disparity as to color. [1913 Webster]
- The disparity between God and his intelligent creatures. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- The disparity of numbers was not such as ought to cause any uneasiness. --Macaulay.
- Syn: Inequality; unlikeness; dissimilitude; disproportion; difference. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'disparity'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agreement to disagree,
- alienation,
- antagonism,
- apostasy,
- argumentation,
- asymmetry,
- bad copy,
- bad likeness,
- camouflage,
- clashing,
- conflict,
- contradiction,
- contrariety,
- contrast,
- controversy,
- counter-culture,
- cross-purposes,
- departure,
- deviation,
- difference,
- difference of opinion,
- difficulty,
- disaccord,
- disaccordance,
- disagreement,
- disapprobation,
- disapproval,
- disconformity,
- discongruity,
- discord,
- discordance,
- discordancy,
- discrepancy,
- discreteness,
- disequilibrium,
- disguise,
- disharmony,
- disproportion,
- dissatisfaction,
- dissemblance,
- dissension,
- dissent,
- dissentience,
- dissidence,
- dissimilarity,
- dissimilation,
- dissimilitude,
- dissonance,
- distinction,
- distinctness,
- disunion,
- disunity,
- divergence,
- divergency,
- diversity,
- dividedness,
- division,
- dropping out,
- faction,
- far cry,
- gap,
- heterogeneity,
- imbalance,
- imparity,
- inaccordance,
- inadequacy,
- incommensurability,
- incomparability,
- incompatibility,
- incongruity,
- inconsistency,
- inconsonance,
- inequality,
- inequity,
- inharmoniousness,
- inharmony,
- injustice,
- insufficiency,
- irreconcilability,
- irregularity,
- jarring,
- makeup,
- mere caricature,
- minority opinion,
- misunderstanding,
- mixture,
- negation,
- nonagreement,
- nonassent,
- nonconcurrence,
- nonconformity,
- nonconsent,
- nonuniformity,
- odds,
- opposition,
- oppugnancy,
- otherness,
- overbalance,
- polarization,
- poor imitation,
- recusance,
- recusancy,
- rejection,
- repudiation,
- repugnance,
- secession,
- separateness,
- shortcoming,
- unbalance,
- unconformity,
- underground,
- unevenness,
- unfair discrimination,
- unharmoniousness,
- unlikeness,
- unorthodoxy,
- unresemblance,
- unsameness,
- unsimilarity,
- variance,
- variation,
- variegation,
- variety,
- withdrawal