difference

dif-fer-ence · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A way in which things are not the same.

  2. 2.

    The state of being unlike or dissimilar.

  3. 3.

    A disagreement or dispute.

  4. 4.

    (Mathematics) The result of subtracting one number from another.

  5. 5.

    A significant effect or change.

Forms

plural: differences

Related words

Antonyms: likeness, sameness, similarity
See also: differ, different, similarity
Synonyms: contrast, disparity, distinction, variation

Etymology

From Old French difference, from Latin differentia meaning "diversity, difference," from differre meaning "to carry apart, differ," composed of dis- meaning "apart" and ferre meaning "to carry."