Disparity
Pronunciation : Dis*par"i*ty
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [LL. disparitas, fr. L. dispar unlike, unequal; dis- + par equal: cf. F. disparit?. See Par, Peer.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
pl. Disparities.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913