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Unterschied — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contrast noun A clear difference between two things when they are compared.
  • difference noun The way in which two or more things are unlike each other.
  • disparity noun A noticeable difference or imbalance between two things, especially one that seems unfair.
  • distinction noun A difference or contrast between two things.
  • incongruity noun The state of being incongruous, or lacking congruence.

Senses

Unterschied is used for these senses in English:

  • contrast (countable) A difference between two objects, people or concepts.
  • difference (uncountable) The quality of being different.
  • difference (countable) A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
  • difference (countable) The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
  • disparity (uncountable) The state of being unequal; difference.
  • distinction That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.
  • incongruity An instance or point of disagreement.

contrast — full definition

  1. noun A clear difference between two things when they are compared.
  2. verb To compare two things in order to highlight their differences.

difference — full definition

  1. noun The way in which two or more things are unlike each other.
  2. noun A disagreement between people.
  3. noun The result you get by subtracting one number from another.
  4. noun A meaningful effect or change on a situation.

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