nnoun.attributethe quality of being unlike or dissimilarAttributes:different
Examples:- there are many differences between jazz and rock
Antonyms:sameness
Derivationally Related Form:differdifferentiatedifferentdifferential
Hypernyms:quality
Inherited Hypernyms:differencequalityattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:changedifferentiadifferentialdisagreementdiscrepancydissimilaritydistinctiondistinctnessdivergenceinequalityothernessseparatenessunsimilarityvariancevariety
Full Hyponyms:allowancebiodiversitydifferentiadifferentialdiscrepancydisparatenessdisparitydisproportiondissimilaritydistinctiondiversenessfar crygapgulfheterogeneityheterologyinconsistencyinequalitynonequivalencenonuniformityothernessunevennessunlikenessvariety
nnoun.eventa variation that deviates from the standard or normSynset:departure deviation divergence
Examples:- the deviation from the mean
Derivationally Related Form:divergedifferentiatedeviatedepart
Hypernyms:fluctuation variation
Inherited Hypernyms:deviationvariationchangehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:discrepancydriftageflectionflexioninflectionvariancevariant
Full Hyponyms:discrepancydriftageinflection
nnoun.communicationa disagreement or argument about something importantSynset:conflict difference of opinion dispute
Examples:- he had a dispute with his wife
- there were irreconcilable differences
- the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats
Derivationally Related Form:differdisputedisputatious
Hypernyms:disagreement
Inherited Hypernyms:disputedisagreementspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:arguingargumentcollisioncontentioncontestationcontroversydisceptationdisputationdustupgapquarrelrowrun-intiltwordswrangle
Full Hyponyms:affrayargy-bargybatrachomyomachiabickerbust-upcollisioncontroversyfightfirestormgapgeneration gappolemicquarrelsparring
nnoun.relationa significant changeExamples:- the difference in her is amazing
- his support made a real difference
Derivationally Related Form:differentiatedifferential
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:differencechangerelationabstractionentity
nnoun.quantitythe number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuendSynset:remainder
Hypernyms:number
Inherited Hypernyms:remaindernumberdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:balance
Full Hyponyms:balancebalance of tradecarry-overcompensating balanceinvisible balance