- inequality or difference, as in age, rank, wages, etc
- dissimilarity
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dis•par•i•ty /dɪˈspærɪti/USA pronunciation n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- great difference;
clear and obvious difference or distinctness: [uncountable]We were shocked by the disparity in pay scales.[countable]Too often there's a great disparity between campaign promises and what the candidate does when elected.
dis•par•i•ty
(di spar′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties.
- lack of similarity or equality;
inequality;
difference:a disparity in age; disparity in rank.
- Late Latin disparitās; see dis-1, parity1
- Middle French desparite
- 1545–55
- See difference.
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disparity /dɪˈspærɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
'disparity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
credibility gap
- disproportion
- distance
- gap
- inequality
- stereoscopic
- affinity
- difference
- imparity
- relative deprivation
- various