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dissimilitude

noun dis·si·mil·i·tude \ˌdi(s)-sə-ˈmi-lə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\

Definition of DISSIMILITUDE

: lack of resemblance

Origin of DISSIMILITUDE

Middle English, from Latin dissimilitudo, from dissimilis unlike, from dis- + similis like — more at same

First Known Use: 15th century

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Synonyms: contrast, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissimilarity, difference, distance, distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, diverseness, diversity, otherness, unlikeness

Antonyms: alikeness, analogousness, analogy, community, likeness, resemblance, sameness, similarity

Rhymes with DISSIMILITUDE

inexactitude

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