difference

difference is a 10-letter English word with 13 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quality in paper; a difference in degrees of heat, or of light; what is the difference between the innocent and the guilty? Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 21 · 13 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quality in paper; a difference in degrees of heat, or of light; what is the difference between the innocent and the guilty?
2. noun. Disagreement in opinion; dissension; controversy; quarrel; hence, cause of dissension; matter in controversy.
3. noun. That by which one thing differs from another; that which distinguishes or causes to differ; mark of distinction; characteristic quality; specific attribute.
4. noun. Choice; preference.
5. noun. An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish the bearings of two persons, which would otherwise be the same. See Augmentation, and Marks of cadency, under Cadency.
6. noun. The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
7. noun. The quantity by which one quantity differs from another, or the remainder left after subtracting the one from the other.
8. transitive verb. To cause to differ; to make different; to mark as different; to distinguish.
9. noun. the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

   "there are many differences between jazz and rock"

10. noun. a disagreement or argument about something important

    "he had a dispute with his wife"

    "there were irreconcilable differences"

    Synonyms: conflict, dispute

11. noun. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

    "the deviation from the mean"

    Synonyms: departure, deviation, divergence

12. noun. the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend

    Synonyms: remainder

13. noun. a significant change

    "the difference in her is amazing"

    "his support made a real difference"

Synonyms

conflict, dispute, departure, deviation, divergence, remainder

Common word forms

differenced, differences, differencing

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