What part of speech is differences?

Differences can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. differences is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of difference (infinitive).
  • 2. differences is a noun, plural of difference.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does differences mean?

Definitions

Verb

difference - To cause to differ; to make different; to mark as different; to distinguish.

Noun

difference - the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; "there are many differences between jazz and rock"
difference - a significant change; "the difference in her is amazing"; "his support made a real difference"
difference - a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean"
difference - a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"
difference - the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend

Examples of differences

#   Sentence  
1. noun However, differences between India and LTTE soon surfaced and led to clashes between Tiger guerrillas and the Indian peace keeping force.
2. noun It is pointless to try to understand the subtle differences between the Sunni terror of Al Qaeda and Hamas and the Shiite terror of Hezbollah, Sadr and other Iranian-inspired enterprises.
3. noun that there are reconciling differences between trader position analyses, AS400 on screen enquiries and the formal global position report ( these differences are at present not understood but would need to be provided to AA within the audit timetable).
4. noun Some of the major differences I see is the HD video, longer battery life, and faster processor that the NOOK Tablet boasts.
5. noun Are there any major differences between them?
6. noun I have done Yoga for riders for a while, a 20 minute routine I found on YouTube (I think its called "Yoga for horse back riding" hosted by a man) It helped with noticing slight differences in my balance and weight distribution but not really for the way I use my legs and back.
7. noun A musician can appreciate small differences in sounds.
8. noun As an Englishman, he is particularly sensitive to the differences between English and American usage.
9. noun In spite of their various differences, Joan and Ann are friends.
10. noun The differences were minor, so I ignored them.
11. noun There are subtle differences between the two things.
12. noun There are subtle differences between the two pictures.
13. noun Let's try to settle our differences once and for all.
14. noun It is not sufficient to describe the differences in attitude between these two ethnic groups.
15. noun There are some differences between British English and American English.
Sentence  
noun
However, differences between India and LTTE soon surfaced and led to clashes between Tiger guerrillas and the Indian peace keeping force.
It is pointless to try to understand the subtle differences between the Sunni terror of Al Qaeda and Hamas and the Shiite terror of Hezbollah, Sadr and other Iranian-inspired enterprises.
that there are reconciling differences between trader position analyses, AS400 on screen enquiries and the formal global position report ( these differences are at present not understood but would need to be provided to AA within the audit timetable).
Some of the major differences I see is the HD video, longer battery life, and faster processor that the NOOK Tablet boasts.
Are there any major differences between them?
I have done Yoga for riders for a while, a 20 minute routine I found on YouTube (I think its called "Yoga for horse back riding" hosted by a man) It helped with noticing slight differences in my balance and weight distribution but not really for the way I use my legs and back.
A musician can appreciate small differences in sounds.
As an Englishman, he is particularly sensitive to the differences between English and American usage.
In spite of their various differences, Joan and Ann are friends.
The differences were minor, so I ignored them.
There are subtle differences between the two things.
There are subtle differences between the two pictures.
Let's try to settle our differences once and for all.
It is not sufficient to describe the differences in attitude between these two ethnic groups.
There are some differences between British English and American English.

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