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Vinony

dissimilar

adjective

  1. be unlike
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɪmɪlə(ɹ)/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English similar English dissimilar From dis- + similar.

  1. Not similar; unalike; different.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English similar English dissimilar From dis- + similar.

  1. That which is dissimilar to, or does not resemble, something else.

    “Whether or not the primary function of a good metaphor is the appreciation of the similarity of dissimilars, the naturalist philosopher, reacting to Platonic transcendence, insists that […]”