What does “difference” mean?
- 1
nounthe way in which two things are not the same
What’s the difference between a frog and a toad?
- 2
nounthe amount by which one number or amount is bigger than another
The price difference is only five dollars.
Difference at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈdɪfərəns/ · DIF-er-uns
How to use “difference” correctly
“Make a difference” means have an important effect: “Your help made a real difference.”
Common phrases with “difference”
- make a difference
- the difference between
- tell the difference
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- similarity
Word family
- different
- differ
- differently
“difference” is on these word lists
Learn these words next
- bit nounA1a small piece or amount of something
- foot nounA1the part of your body at the end of your leg that you stand on
- half nounA1one of two equal parts of something
- number nounA1a word or symbol such as 1, 2 or 3 that shows an amount
- part nounA1one of the pieces or sections that make up a whole
- price nounA1the amount of money you must pay to buy something
- size nounA1how big or small something is
- add verbA1to put something together with something else