English → Latin
“variance” in Latin
discordiadisagreement, dissension, variance, discorddissēnsiōdisagreement, quarrel; dissension, conflictdiscidiumseparation, divorce; discord, disagreementaltercātiōdispute, debate; altercationiūrgiuma quarrel, strife, dispute, altercation, contention; abuse, invective; a legal dispute, a separation between husband andcontentiōstretching, tension; competition, rivalry; struggle, effortsimultāsdissension, enmity, rivalry, feud, jealousy, grudge; contest for a prize, strife, competitionrepugnōto fight against; to oppose; to resist or defend oneselfdiscrepōto disagree (with), differ or varydiscorsdiscordant; inharmonious; different
The English word variance itself goes back to Latin vărĭantĭa, through variaunce.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
variance
Dissension, discordia (difference of views and sentiments): dissensio (misunderstanding: ☞ dissensus only in poetry and late prose): dissidium (consequence of discordia, dissensio): altercatio: jurgium: contentio (quarrel): simultas (from simul; state of alienated feeling toward a person with whom one comes into collision; e.g., a political rival, a member of one’s family, etc.). At variance discors; dissidens: to be at variance, discordare; dissidere: with anybody, cum aliquo; simultates exercere cum aliquo: simultas mihi est or intercedit cum aliquo; also, in simultate esse cum aliquo (e.g., se... numquam cum sorore fuisse in simultate, Nep., Att., 17): they are at variance, discordia inter eos orta est; discordant inter se; discordes inter se facti sunt: to set persons at variance, lites inter aliquos serere.
Inconsistency, difference, repugnantia: discrepantia. To be at variance, inter se pugnare, repugnare, discrepare, or dissidere: with a thing, alicui rei repugnare or adversari; cum aliqua re pugnare or discrepare: his actions are at variance with his words, facta ejus cum dictis discrepant.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for variance?
- The usual Latin words for “variance” are discordia, dissēnsiō, discidium; also altercātiō, iūrgium, contentiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.