Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun, plural dis·par·i·ties.
- lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference: a disparity in age; disparity in rank.
noun plural -ties
- inequality or difference, as in age, rank, wages, etc
- dissimilarity
1550s, from Middle French disparité (16c.), from Late Latin disparitatem (nominative disparitas) “inequality,” from dis- “not” (see dis-) + paritas “parity” (see parity). Related: Disparities.