a world of difference

1. A stark contrast. There's a world of difference between high school classes and college classes.

2. A vast improvement. A fresh coat of paint has made a world of difference in that old house.

a world of difference

1. if there is a world of difference between two people or things, they are very different (usually + between ) There's a world of difference between seeing a film on video and seeing it in the cinema.

2. if something makes a world of difference, it improves something very much A little sympathy makes a world of difference to someone who's been badly treated.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Borisu	-	Medieval Slavic
Bowman	['bəumən]
Damianos	-	Ancient Greek
Tanja	TAHN-yah (German, Finnish)	German, Finnish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Stanley	['stænli]
She'alti'el	-	Biblical Hebrew