dissimilitude

dis·si·mil·i·tude

 (dĭs′ə-mĭl′ĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′)

n.

Lack of resemblance; dissimilarity.

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[Middle English, from Latin dissimilitūdō, from dissimilis, different : dis-, dis- + similis, like; see similar.]

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dissimilitude

(ˌdɪsɪˈmɪlɪˌtjuːd)

n

1. dissimilarity; difference

2. a point of difference

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dis•si•mil•i•tude

(ˌdɪs sɪˈmɪl ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud)

n.

1. unlikeness; difference; dissimilarity.

2. a point of difference; dissimilarity.

[1525–35; < Latin dissimilitūdō=dis- dis-¹ + similitūdō similitude]

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Noun

1.

dissimilitude - dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness unlikeness dissimilarity, unsimilarity - the quality of being dissimilar alikeness, likeness, similitude - similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things; "man created God in his own likeness"

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dissimilitude

noun

The condition of being unlike or dissimilar:

difference, discrepance, discrepancy, disparity, dissimilarity, distinction, divarication, divergence, divergency, unlikeness.

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