DISSIMILAR

unalike, dissimilar

(adjective) not alike or similar; “as unalike as two people could be”

dissimilar

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

dissimilar (comparative more dissimilar, superlative most dissimilar)

Not similar; unalike; different

Synonyms

• See also different

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*sim"i*lar, a. Etym: [Pref. dis- + similar: cf. F. dissimilaire.]

Definition: Not similar; unlike; heterogeneous; as, the tempers of men are as dissimilar as their features. This part very dissimilar to any other. Boyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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