disparity Meaning, Definition & Usage

Dis*par"i*ty noun

Etymology

LL. disparitas, fr. L. dispar unlike, unequal; dis- + par equal: cf. F. disparité. See Par, Peer.

Wordforms

plural Disparities

Definitions

1. 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.

   The disparity between God and his intelligent creatures. I. Taylor.

   The disparity of numbers was not such as ought to cause any uneasiness. Macaulay.

   Syn. -- Inequality; unlikeness; dissimilitude; disproportion; difference.