Added 9 October 2026
difference
/ˈdɪf.(ə.)ɹəns/ noun
In Latin: differentia Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about difference at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The quality of being different.
You need to learn to be more tolerant of difference.
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A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
There are three differences between these two pictures.
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A disagreement or argument.
We have our little differences, but we are firm friends.
verb
- To distinguish or differentiate.
- to modify a heraldic emblem so as to distinguish one branch of a house from another
Origin
From Middle English difference, from Old French difference, from Latin differentia (“difference”), from differēns (“different”), present participle of differre. Doublet of differentia. Morphologically differ + -ence.
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