Disparity Definition

dĭ-spărĭ-tē
disparities
noun
Inequality or difference, as in rank, amount, quality, etc.
Webster's New World
Unlikeness; incongruity.
Webster's New World

(uncountable) The state of being unequal; difference.

Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Disparity

Noun

Singular:
disparity
Plural:
disparities

Origin of Disparity

  • French disparité from Old French desparite from Late Latin disparitās Latin dis- dis- Late Latin paritās equality parity1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French disparité.

    From Wiktionary

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