parity C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈpærɪti/ UK /ˈpærɪti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the state of being equal in status, value, or amount The union demanded wage parity with comparable industries. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of being equal in... equalityequivalenceparcorrespondencebalancesameness ↔ Opposites disparityinequalityimbalancedifference Word family Related forms parpeercompare Etymology AI details From French parité or directly from Late Latin paritas 'equality', from Latin par (genitive paris) 'equal'. paritas Latin par Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # parity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpærɪti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpærɪti/ ## Meanings 1. the state of being equal in status, value, or amount ## Examples - The union demanded wage parity with comparable industries. ## Synonyms - equality - equivalence - par - correspondence - balance - sameness ## Antonyms - disparity - inequality - imbalance - difference ## Related Forms - par - peer - compare ## Roots and Affixes - Root: paritas - Root: par ## Etymology From French parité or directly from Late Latin paritas 'equality', from Latin par (genitive paris) 'equal'. ## AI Etymology Parity is from French parité or directly from Late Latin paritas 'equality', from Latin par (genitive paris) 'equal'. Important recorded forms include paritas (Latin) and par (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers the state of being equal in status, value, or amount. The wider family includes related words such as par, peer, and compare. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown