HyperDic: dissimilar

English > 2 senses of the word *dissimilar*:
ADJECTIVE	all	dissimilar	not similar
ADJECTIVE	all	dissimilar, unalike	not alike or similar

dissimilar > pronunciation
Sounds	dihsih'mahler
Rhymes	alveolar ... Ziegler: 240 rhymes with ler...

English > *dissimilar*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	not similar.
Examples	"a group of very dissimilar people" "a pump not dissimilar to those once found on every farm" "their understanding of the world is not so dissimilar from our own" "took different (or dissimilar) approaches to the problem"
Attribute of	similarity	The quality of being similar
See also	different	Unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
Opposite	similar	marked by correspondence / correspondence or resemblance
Spanish	diferente, distinto
Catalan	diferent
Nouns	dissimilarity	the quality of being dissimilar / dissimilar

English > *dissimilar*: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	not alike or similar.
Synonym	unalike
Attribute of	likeness, alikeness, similitude	similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
Opposite	alike, similar, like	Having the same or similar characteristics / characteristics
Spanish	diferente, distinto
Nouns	dissimilarity	the quality of being dissimilar / dissimilar

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