unequality

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌʌnɪˈkwɑləti/ UK /ˌʌnɪˈkwɒləti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
lack of equality; disparity

Reformers decried the glaring unequality between the classes.

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Synonyms

1 noun · lack of equality; disparity inequality disparity imbalance disproportion unevenness

Opposites

equality parity balance evenness

Word family

Related forms equal equality unequal

Etymology

From un- ('not') + equality, from Latin aequalitas ('equality, uniformity'), from aequalis ('equal'), from aequus ('even, level').

un- Old English aequalitas Latin aequus Latin

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# unequality

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌʌnɪˈkwɑləti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌʌnɪˈkwɒləti/

## Meanings
1. lack of equality; disparity

## Examples
- Reformers decried the glaring unequality between the classes.

## Synonyms
- inequality
- disparity
- imbalance
- disproportion
- unevenness

## Antonyms
- equality
- parity
- balance
- evenness

## Related Forms
- equal
- equality
- unequal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: aequalitas
- Root: aequus

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + equality, from Latin aequalitas ('equality, uniformity'), from aequalis ('equal'), from aequus ('even, level').

## AI Etymology
Unequality is from un- ('not') + equality, from Latin aequalitas ('equality, uniformity'), from aequalis ('equal'), from aequus ('even, level'). Important recorded forms include un- (Old English), aequalitas (Latin), and aequus (Latin). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers lack of equality; disparity. The wider family includes related words such as equal, equality, and unequal.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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