1. (n.) A state of difference; dissimilitude; unlikeness\.

2. (n.) Multiplicity of difference; multiformity; variety.

3. (n.) Variegation.

Proteus about-face accommodation adaptation adjustment agreement to disagree alienation allotropism allotropy alteration amelioration antagonism apostasy argumentation bad copy bad likeness betterment break camouflage change change of heart changeableness clashing conflict constructive change continuity contradiction contrariety contrast controversy conversion counter-culture defection degeneration degenerative change departure deterioration deviation difference disaccord disaccordance disagreement disapprobation disapproval disconformity discongruity discontinuity discord discordance discordancy discrepancy discreteness disguise disharmony disparity dissatisfaction dissemblance dissension dissent dissentience dissidence dissimilarity dissimilation dissimilitude dissonance distinction distinctiveness distinctness disunion disunity divergence divergency diversification diversion dropping out extent faction far cry fitting flip-flop gradual change her infinite variety heterogeneity heteromorphism improvement inaccordance incommensurability incomparability incompatibility incongruity inconsistency inconsonance individuality inequality inharmoniousness inharmony irreconcilability jarring makeup manifoldness melioration mere caricature minority opinion mitigation mixture modification modulation multifariousness multiformity multiplicity negation nonagreement nonassent nonconcurrence nonconformity nonconsent nonuniformity odds omnifariousness omniformity opposition oppugnancy otherness overthrow polymorphism poor imitation qualification radical change range re-creation realignment recusance recusancy redesign reform reformation rejection remaking renewal repudiation repugnance reshaping restructuring reversal revival revivification revolution secession separateness shapeshifter shift sudden change switch total change transition turn turnabout unconformity underground unharmoniousness unlikeness unorthodoxy unresemblance unsameness unsimilarity upheaval variance variation variegation variety variousness violent change withdrawal worsening