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[ dih-spar-i-tee ] / dɪˈspær ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disparity ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural dis·par·i·ties.lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference: a disparity in age; disparity in rank. Origin of disparity1545–55; <Middle French desparite<Late Latin disparitās;see dis-1, parity1 synonym study for disparitySee difference. OTHER WORDS FROM disparitynon·dis·par·i·ty, noun, plural non·dis·par·i·ties.Words nearby disparitydisown, disparage, disparagement, disparaging, disparate, disparity, disparlure, dispart, dispassion, dispassionate, dispatch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disparityEven in the medieval era this disparity made Christians uncomfortable. Oops! Jesus’ Last Steps Are in the Wrong Place|Candida Moss|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST Even Congress passed a law reducing the disparity between crack and powder cocaine sentences. Why Isn’t Prison Justice on the Ballot This Tuesday?|Inimai Chettiar, Abigail Finkelman|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST The disparity has left some dealers convinced that maps Smiley stole now hang on the walls of private collectors around the world. The Million-Dollar Map Thief|Nick Romeo|July 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST And even if that was true, it wouldn't vindicate a disparity that plainly affected her and presumably other women at the paper. The Hypocrisy Behind The New York Times’s Abrupt Decapitation of Jill Abramson|Robert Shrum|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As the assemblies multiply and spread, the disparity between communities has thrown up a series of issues. Godless Church Services for Atheists Go Global|Nico Hines|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Compigne road is firmly held, and the disparity of forces is being rapidly reduced. New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918|Various They made a noble couple, she and Dominic, notwithstanding the disparity of age. The Far Horizon|Lucas Malet The disparity between the American and British navies was certainly disheartening. Famous Men and Great Events of the Nineteenth Century|Charles Morris Apparently there was ten years difference in their ages, and the disparity was patent. A Summer's Outing|Carter H. Harrison The disparity of force was still in favor of France in 1690, but it was not as great as the year before. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783|A. T. Mahan
British Dictionary definitions for disparity
noun plural -tiesinequality or difference, as in age, rank, wages, etc dissimilarity undefined disparitySee discrepancy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to disparitydivergence, variation, gap, inequality, discrepancy, distinction, imbalance, unlikeness, diverseness, incongruity, divergency, disproportion, unevenness, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, otherness, dissemblance, imparity |