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dissimilarity

[ dih-sim-uh-lar-i-tee, dis-sim- ]

/ dɪˌsɪm əˈlær ɪ ti, dɪsˌsɪm- /

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noun, plural dis·sim·i·lar·i·ties.

unlikeness; difference.

a point of difference: There are dissimilarities in our outlooks.

Origin of dissimilarity

First recorded in 1695–1705; dis-¹ + similarity

synonym study for dissimilarity

1. See difference.

Words nearby dissimilarity

dissidence, dissident, dissidents, dissilient, dissimilar, dissimilarity, dissimilate, dissimilation, dissimilitude, dissimulate, dissimulation

Example sentences from the Web for dissimilarity

This will be the case irrespective of any amount of subsequent similarity or dissimilarity.

Opuscula |Robert Gordon Latham
The dissimilarity of the plays only accentuates the likeness of the two protagonists.

The Man Shakespeare |Frank Harris
The differences that are inferred from dissimilarity of language, are neutralised by an undoubted similarity of physical form.

The Ethnology of Europe |Robert Gordon Latham
There is, first of all, the dissimilarity produced by the dissimilar relations of Scotland and Ireland to the dominant race.

Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 4. Naturalism in England |Georg Brandes

This dissimilarity consists, not only in features, but also in complexion.

Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) |Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for dissimilarity

dissimilarity

/ (ˌdɪsɪmɪˈlærɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

difference; unlikeness

a point or instance of difference