parity

Meaning of parity

noun
  1. the state or condition of being equal, especially as regards status or pay.
    parity of incomes between rural workers and those in industrial occupations
  2. (of a number) the fact of being even or odd.

late 16th century: from late Latin paritas, from par ‘equal’.

noun
  1. the fact or condition of having borne children.
    the relationship between breast cancer and parity was investigated

late 19th century: from parous ‘having borne offspring’ (back-formation from adjectives ending in -parous) + -ity.

Information about parity

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of parity is: parities.
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Hyphenation of parity

par-ity

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • parity is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

parity synonyms

Meaning para:

para

Meaning the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities:

equality

Meaning the condition of being equal or equivalent in value, worth, function, etc:

equivalence

Meaning the quality or state of being uniform:

uniformity

Meaning lack of variety; uniformity or monotony:

sameness

Meaning consistent behaviour or treatment:

consistency

Meaning a close similarity, connection, or equivalence:

correspondence

Meaning agreement or harmony; compatibility:

congruence

Meaning the state of being united or joined as a whole:

unity

Meaning the state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way:

parallelism

Translation of parity

Anagrams of parity

piraty

Words that rhyme with parity

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