Difference
31difference — /dif euhr euhns, dif reuhns/, n., v., differenced, differencing. n. 1. the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two. 2. an instance or point of unlikeness or dissimilarity: What accounts for …
32difference — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Dissimilarity Nouns 1. difference, differentness, unlikeness, variance, variation, variety; diversity, dissimilarity, multiformity; divergence, dissimilitude; odds, incompatibility (see disagreement);… …
33Difference — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Difference >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 difference difference Sgm: N 1 variance variance variation variety Sgm: N 1 diversity diversity dissimilarity &c. 18 Sgm: N 1 disagreement disagreement …
34difference — /ˈdɪfrəns / (say difruhns) noun 1. the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity. 2. an instance or point of unlikeness or dissimilarity. 3. a significant change in or effect upon a situation. 4. a distinguishing characteristic;… …
35difference — n. & v. n. 1 the state or condition of being different or unlike. 2 a point in which things differ; a distinction. 3 a degree of unlikeness. 4 a the quantity by which amounts differ; a deficit (will have to make up the difference). b the… …
36difference — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. the quality or state of being different < the difference between right and wrong > b. an instance of differing in nature, form, or quality < noted the differences in color and texture > c. archaic a characteristic …
37difference — Although increasingly employed with reference to ethnic, class, and age divisions within social groups, the term ‘difference’ was initially used by ‘second wave’ feminist writers, who defined the term politically, seeing it as a polarity both… …
38difference — noun 1) the difference between the two sets of data Syn: dissimilarity, contrast, distinction, differentiation, variance, variation, divergence, disparity, deviation, polarity, gulf, gap, imbalance, contradiction, contradistinction …
39difference — noun 1) the difference between the two sets of data Syn: dissimilarity, contrast, distinction, differentiation, variance, variation, divergence, disparity, contradiction 2) we ve had our differences Syn: disagreement …
40difference — dif•fer•ence [[t]ˈdɪf ər əns, ˈdɪf rəns[/t]] n. v. enced, enc•ing 1) the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity 2) an instance or point of unlikeness or dissimilarity: the differences in their behavior[/ex] 3) a significant change in …
