Definition of INEQUALITY

inequality

Meanings

Plural: inequalities

Noun

  • lack of equality
    • "the growing inequality between rich and poor"
  • An unfair, not equal, state.
  • A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: < or ≤ or > or ≥ or ne , as appropriate.
  • unevenness, irregularity

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English inequalite, from Old French inequalité, from Medieval Latin inaequālitās, from Latin inaequālis (“unequal”), from in- (“not”) + aequālis (“equal”).
Morphologically inequal + -ity and in- + equality.

Antonyms

equality

Scrabble Score: 22

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Words With Friends Score: 24

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