dis|sim|i|lar|i|ty

dis|sim|i|lar|i|ty
dis|sim|i|lar|i|ty «dih SIHM uh LAR uh tee», noun, plural -ties.
1. lack of similarity; unlikeness; difference: »

dissimilarity of tastes.

2. a point of difference.

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  • dis|sim´i|lar|ly — dis|sim|i|lar «dih SIHM uh luhr», adjective. not similar; unlike; different: »The brothers had markedly dissimilar characteristics. –dis|sim´i|lar|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|sim|i|lar — «dih SIHM uh luhr», adjective. not similar; unlike; different: »The brothers had markedly dissimilar characteristics. –dis|sim´i|lar|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis·sim·i·lar — …   Useful english dictionary

  • sim — al·ge·sim·e·ter; as·sim·i·la·bil·i·ty; as·sim·i·la·ble; as·sim·i·la·tion; as·sim·i·la·tion·ist; as·sim·i·la·tive; as·sim·i·la·tor; as·sim·i·la·to·ry; as·sim·i·nea; den·sim·e·ter; dis·sim·i·late; dis·sim·i·la·tion; dis·sim·i·la·to·ry;… …   English syllables

  • lar — acap·su·lar; acel·lu·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; acic·u·lar; ac·i·no·tu·bu·lar; ad·mi·nic·u·lar; ad·u·lar·ia; ae·dic·u·lar; afla·gel·lar; aglo·mer·u·lar; agui·lar·ite; ali·vin·cu·lar; al·lar·gan·do; al·ve·o·lar·i·form; am·phi·sty·lar; …   English syllables

  • dissimilar — dis•sim•i•lar [[t]dɪˈsɪm ə lər, dɪsˈsɪm [/t]] adj. not similar; unlike; different • Etymology: 1615–25 dis•sim′i•lar•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • dissimilar — dis|sim|i|lar [dıˈsımılə, dısˈsı US ər] adj not the same ≠ ↑similar dissimilar to ▪ Madonna s career is not dissimilar to (=is quite similar to) Cher s. >dissimilarity [dıˌsımıˈlærıti, dısˌsı ] n [U and C] ▪ dissimilarities between the US and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • dissimilar — dis|sim|i|lar [ dı sımılər ] adjective different from someone or something else: two very dissimilar languages dissimilar to: a weaving technique not dissimilar to the way fishermen make their nets …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • dissimilarity — dis|sim|i|lar|i|ty [ dı,sımı lerəti ] noun count or uncount the way in which two people or things are different from each other …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • dissimilarity — dis•sim•i•lar•i•ty [[t]dɪˌsɪm əˈlær ɪ ti, dɪsˌsɪm [/t]] n. pl. ties 1) unlikeness; difference 2) a point of difference • Etymology: 1695–1705 …   From formal English to slang

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