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disparità

disparity

noun dee-spah-ree-TAH Rare
People & Society Values

Origin: From Latin disparitas, 'unevenness'.

Also means

inequality

Usage Note

Disparità is invariable — the plural is also disparità (le disparità). It is a formal word for a gap or inequality between two things: disparità di trattamento (disparity in treatment), disparità salariale (pay gap). In everyday speech Italians often prefer differenza or disuguaglianza, making disparità a marker of formal or journalistic register.

Examples

"La disparità salariale è ancora elevata."

Natural Translation

The pay gap is still high.

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