English noun: difference | |||
1. | difference (attribute) the quality of being unlike or dissimilar | ||
Samples | There are many differences between jazz and rock. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | quality | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | change, differentia, differential, disagreement, discrepancy, dissimilarity, distinction, distinctness, divergence, inequality, otherness, separateness, unsimilarity, variance, variety | ||
Attribute | different | ||
Antonyms | sameness | ||
2. | difference (event) a variation that deviates from the standard or norm | ||
Samples | The deviation from the mean. | ||
Synonyms | departure, deviation, divergence | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fluctuation, variation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | discrepancy, driftage, flection, flexion, inflection, variance, variant | ||
3. | difference (communication) a disagreement or argument about something important | ||
Samples | He had a dispute with his wife. There were irreconcilable differences. The familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats. | ||
Synonyms | conflict, difference of opinion, dispute | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disagreement | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | arguing, argument, collision, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, dustup, gap, quarrel, row, run-in, tilt, words, wrangle | ||
4. | difference a significant change | ||
Samples | The difference in her is amazing. His support made a real difference. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
5. | difference (quantity) the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend | ||
Synonyms | remainder | ||
Broader (hypernym) | number | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | balance | ||