Definition of disparity

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dis·par·i·ty    (d-spr-t) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. dis·par·i·ties

1. The condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree; difference: "narrow the economic disparities among regions and industries" (Courtenay Slater).
2. Unlikeness; incongruity.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French disparité, from Old French desparite, from Late Latin disparits : Latin dis-, dis- + Late Latin parits, equality ; see parity¹