Definitions for disparity
dɪˈspær ɪ tidis·par·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disparitynoun

   inequality or difference in some respect

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. disparitynoun

   the state of being unequal; difference

2. disparitynoun

   incongruity

3. Etymology: From disparité.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disparitynoun

   Etymology: from dispar, Latin.

   1. Inequality; difference in degree either of rank or excellence.

   Between Elihu and the rest of Job’s familiars, the greatest disparity was but in years. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 47.

   Among unequals, what society
   Can sort, what harmony or true delight?
   Which must be mutual, in proportion due,
   Giv’n and receiv’d; but in disparity,
   The one intense, the other still remiss,
   Cannot well suit with either, but soon prove
   Tedious alike. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. viii. l. 386.

   There was as great a disparity between the practical dictates of the understanding then and now, as there is between empire and advice, counsel and command. Robert South, Sermons.

   Men ought not to associate and join themselves together in the same office, under a disparity of condition or profession. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

   Some members must preside and direct, and others serve and obey; and a disparity between these, in the outward condition, is necessary to keep several orders in mutual dependance on each other. John Rogers, Sermons.

   2. Dissimilitude; unlikeness.

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1. disparity

   Disparity refers to a significant difference or inequality between two or more things, conditions, situations or individuals, often observed in contexts like wealth, health, social status, or opportunities. It highlights the lack of fairness or the existence of a gap in quality or quantity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Disparitynoun

   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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Disparity

   dis-par′i-ti, n. inequality: unlikeness so great as to render comparison difficult and union unsuitable.

Matched Categories

1. • Inequality

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of disparity in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of disparity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of disparity in a Sentence

1. Georges Benjamin:

   Obviously it’s concerning when you see such a large disparity, here’s another example that these disparities are real, and I think it helps inform people – physicians, health systems, providers of care – that the disparity is already there.

2. Karl Benson:

   The NCAA and Division I college sports has become a dysfunctional organization with 350 universities with a huge disparity in financial resources —- with NCAA rules trying to fit them into a one-size-fits-all system, impossible for one man to manage the system.

3. Carmen Bolden Day:

   Jelani is a sweetheart... I shouldn't have to beg. I shouldn't have to plead. I shouldn't have to feel that there is a racial disparity, I shouldn't have to feel anything like that, I want these people that have these resources to realize this this could happen to them.

4. Samuel Alito:

   I still haven't heard any explanation for the disparity between the personal scores that are given to Asians.

5. Georges Benjamin:

   Here’s another example that these disparities are real, and I think it helps inform people – physicians, health systems, providers of care – that the disparity is already there.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=disparity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Disparity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=disparity
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disparity
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=disparity