Difference

German Meaning

Unterschied

Differenz

Abweichung

Verschiedenheit

Unterscheidung

Abstand

Gegensatz

Unterschiedlichkeit

Gefälle

Ungleichheit

Auseinandersetzung

Unstimmigkeit

Gegensätzlichkeit

English Meaning

  1. The quality or condition of being unlike or dissimilar.
  2. An instance of disparity or unlikeness.
  3. A degree or amount by which things differ.
  4. A specific point or element that distinguishes one thing from another.
  5. A noticeable change or effect: Exercise has made a difference in her health.
  6. A disagreement or controversy.
  7. A cause of a disagreement or controversy.
  8. Discrimination in taste or choice; distinction.
  9. Mathematics The amount by which one quantity is greater or less than another.
  10. Mathematics The amount that remains after one quantity is subtracted from another.
  11. Archaic A distinct mark or peculiarity.
  12. To distinguish or differentiate.