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dissimilar

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dis·sim·i·lar  (d-sm-lr)
adj.
Unlike; different.

dis·simi·lar·ly adv.

dissimilar [dɪˈsɪmɪlə]
adj
not alike; not similar; different
dissimilarly  adv
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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.dissimilardissimilar - not alike or similar; "as unalike as two people could be"
3.dissimilar - marked by dissimilarity; "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly 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
Translations
dissimilar [ˈdɪˈsɪmɪləʳ] ADJdistinto, diferente (to de)

dissimilar [dɪˈsɪmɪr] adjdissemblable, différent(e)
dissimilar to sth → dissemblable à qch, différent(e) de qch
to be not dissimilar to sth → ne pas être sans rappeler qch

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

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

dissimilar
adj dissimilar [diˈsimilə]
unlike or unalike The two cases are not dissimilar; The sisters have very dissimilar characters. verskillend, uiteenlopend غَيْر مُتَشابِه، مُغايِر различен nepodobný, různý uensartet; forskellig verschieden ανόμοιος distinto erinev متفاوت erilainen dissemblable שוֹנֶה असदृश, असमान koji nije sličan különböző vkitől, vmitől tidak serupa ólíkur dissimile, diverso ~と似ていない 닮지 않은 nepanašus nevienāds; atšķirīgs lain ongelijk forskjellig, ulik, uens(artet) niepodobny, odmienny diferente diferit несходный nepodobný; rozdielny različen različit olik[] ซึ่งไม่เหมือนกัน farklı 不一樣的 несхожий; відмінний غیر مشابہ khác nhau
n disˌsimiˈlarity [-ˈlӕ-]
ongelyksoortigheid, andersheid عَدَم تَشابُه، تَبايُن различие nepodobnost, různost, rozdílnost uensartethed; forskellighed die Verschiedenartigkeit ανομοιότητα desemejanza erisugusus تفاوت؛ فرق erilaisuus dissemblance שוֹנִי असदृश्यता različitost, raznovrsnost különb(öző)ség mismunur, munur dissomiglianza, diversità 相違 차이점 nepanašumas nevienādība; atšķirība kelainan ongelijkheid ulikhet, uensartethet różnica diferença deosebire несходство rozdielnosť različnost različitost olikhet ความไม่เหมือนกัน farklılık, fark 不一樣 розбіжність; несхожість عدم مماثلت sự khác nhau


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