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dissimilarity

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dis·sim·i·lar·i·ty  (d-sm-lr-t)
n. pl. dis·sim·i·lar·i·ties
1. The quality of being distinct or unlike; difference.
2. A point of distinction or difference. See Synonyms at difference.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dissimilaritydissimilarity - the quality of being dissimilar      
unsimilarity
difference - the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; "there are many differences between jazz and rock"
disparateness, distinctiveness - utter dissimilarity
heterology - (biology) the lack of correspondence of apparently similar body parts
dissimilitude, unlikeness - dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness
nonuniformity - the quality of being diverse and interesting
similarity - the quality of being similar


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There are also other things which in a different manner will occasion revolutions in governments; as election intrigues, neglect, want of numbers, a too great dissimilarity of circumstances.
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
These differences, in both cases, follow to a certain extent, as might have been expected, systematic affinity, by which every kind of resemblance and dissimilarity between organic beings is attempted to be expressed.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
The dissimilarity in the ingredients which will compose the national government, and Õstill more in the manner in which they will be brought into action in its various branches, must form a powerful obstacle to a concert of views in any partial scheme of elections.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
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