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
Nosipho	-	Southern African, Zulu
Olga	OL-gah (Russian), AWL-gah (Polish, German)	Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Latvian, Hungarian, Itali
Alexander	a-lig-ZAN-dər (English), ah-lek-SAHN-der (German), ah-lək-SAHN-dər (Dutch), AW-lek-sawn-der (Hungarian)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Hungarian, Slovak, Biblical, Ancient
Jago	-	Cornish
Albert	AL-bərt (English), al-BER (French), AHL-bert (German, Polish), AHL-bərt (Dutch)	English, French, Catalan, German, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Rom
Althea	[æl'θi:ə]