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   Dif·fer·ence

   /ˈdif(ə)rəns/

   

   noun

   • 1. a point or way in which people or things are not the same: "the differences between men and women" Similar dissimilaritycontrastdistinctiondistinctnessdifferentiationvariancevariationvariabilitydivergencedeviationpolaritygulfbreachgapsplitdisparityimbalanceunevennessincongruitycontradictioncontradistinctionnonconformityrare:unlikenesscontrarietydissimilitudeOpposite similarity
   • ▪ the state or condition of being dissimilar or unlike: "their difference from one another"
   • ▪ a disagreement, quarrel, or dispute: "the couple are patching up their differences" Similar disagreementdifference of opinionmisunderstandingdisputedisputationargumentdebatequarrelwranglealtercationcontretempsclashcontroversydissensioninformal:tiffset-torun-inspatructionrowbarneybit of argy-bargy
   • ▪ a quantity by which amounts differ; the remainder left after subtraction of one value from another: "the gross margin is the difference between the total cost of the goods and the final selling price" Similar balanceoutstanding amountremaining amountremainderrestresidueexcessextratechnical:residuum
   • ▪ an alteration in a coat of arms to distinguish members or branches of a family.

   verb

   • 1. alter (a coat of arms) to distinguish members or branches of a family.

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin differentia (see differentia).

   Scrabble Points: 19

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