dis·sim·i·lar

(dĭ-sĭm′ə-lər)

adj.

Unlike; different.

dis·sim′i·lar·ly adv.

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dissimilar

(dɪˈsɪmɪlə)

adj

not alike; not similar; different

disˈsimilarly adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

dis•sim•i•lar

(dɪˈsɪm ə lər, dɪsˈsɪm-)

adj.

not similar; unlike; different.

[1615–25]

dis•sim′i•lar•ly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	dissimilar - not similar; "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" similar - marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats"
	2.	dissimilar - not alike or similar; "as unalike as two people could be" unalike
	3.	dissimilar - marked by dissimilarity; "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different" unlike, different

dissimilar

adjective different, contrasting, unlike, various, varied, diverse, assorted, unrelated, disparate, miscellaneous, sundry, divergent, manifold, heterogeneous, mismatched, multifarious, not similar, not alike, not capable of comparison Their styles are not so dissimilar.
uniform, alike, resembling, corresponding, comparable, much the same, in agreement, congruous

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

dissimilar

adjective

Not like another in nature, quality, amount, or form:

different, disparate, divergent, diverse, unlike, variant, various.

Translations

غَيْر مُتَشابِه، مُغايِر

nepodobnýrůzný

forskelliguensartet

verschieden

diferente

différent dissemblable

különbözõ vkitõl

ólíkur

dissimile diverso

nepanašumasnepanašus

atšķirīgsnevienāds

uens ulik

farklı

不一样的

dissimilar

[ˈdɪˈsɪmɪləʳ] ADJ → distinto, diferente (to de)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dissimilar

[dɪˈsɪmɪlə^r] adj → dissemblable, différent(e)
dissimilar to sth → dissemblable à qch, différent(e) de qch
to be not dissimilar to sth → ne pas être sans rappeler qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dissimilar

adj → unterschiedlich, verschieden (to von); two things → verschieden; not dissimilar (to somebody/something) → (jdm/einer Sache) nicht ungleich or (in appearance) → nicht unähnlich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

dissimilar

[ˈdɪˈsɪmɪləʳ] adj dissimilar (to) → dissimile (da), diverso/a (da)
two very dissimilar cases → due casi molto diversi tra loro

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

dissimilar

(diˈsimilə) adjective

unlike or unalike. The two cases are not dissimilar; The sisters have very dissimilar characters.

disˌsimiˈlarity (-ˈlӕ-) noun

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