Imparity

Imparity Im*par"i*ty, n. [Pref. im- + parity: cf. F. imparit['e].] 1. Inequality; disparity; disproportion; difference of degree, rank, excellence, number, etc. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

In this region of merely intellectual notion we are at once encountered by the imparity of the object and the faculty employed upon it. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]

3. Indivisibility into equal parts; oddness. [R.] [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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imparity — index difference, inequality Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
imparity — [im par′i tē] n. pl. imparities [LL imparitas < L impar, unequal: see IN 2 & PAR1] Rare disparity; lack of equality … English World dictionary
imparity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Late Latin imparitas, from Latin impar unequal, from in + par equal Date: 1563 inequality, disparity … New Collegiate Dictionary
imparity — /im par i tee/, n., pl. imparities. lack of parity or equality; disparity, difference, or inequality. [1555 65; < LL imparitas. See IM 2, PARITY1] * * * … Universalium
imparity — noun a) inequality b) disparity … Wiktionary
imparity — imÂ·parÂ·iÂ·ty || Éªm pÃ¦rÉ™tÉª n. inequality; dissimilarity, difference … English contemporary dictionary
imparity — im·parity … English syllables
imparity — im•par•i•ty [[t]ɪmˈpær ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties lack of equality; disparity • Etymology: 1555–65; < LL imparitās. See im II, parity I … From formal English to slang
imparity — /ɪmˈpærəti/ (say im paruhtee) noun (plural imparities) lack of parity or equality; disparity; an inequality …
imparity — n. disparity. ♦ imparisyllabic, n. & a. (word) having different number of syllables in different cases … Dictionary of difficult words

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