IMPARITIES

Noun

imparities

plural of imparity

Source: Wiktionary


IMPARITY

Im*par"i*ty, n. Etym: [Pref. im- + parity: cf. F. imparité.]

1. Inequality; disparity; disproportion; difference of degree, rank, excellence, number, etc. Milton.

2. Lack of comparison, correspondence, or suitableness; incongruity. In this region of merely intellectual notion we are at once encountered by the imparity of the object and the faculty employed upon it. I. Taylor.

3. Indivisibility into equal parts; oddness. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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