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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
dis·sim·i·lar
[di-sim-uh-ler, dis-sim-] Pronunciation Key
[di-sim-uh-ler, dis-sim-] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| not similar; unlike; different. |
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| dis·sim·i·lar
(dĭ-sĭm'ə-lər) Pronunciation Key
adj. Unlike; different. dis·sim'i·lar·ly adv. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| dissimilar | |
adjective | |
| 1. | 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" [ant: similar] |
| 2. | not alike or similar; "as unalike as two people could be" [syn: unalike] [ant: alike] |
| 3. | marked by dissimilarity; "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different" [syn: unlike] [ant: like] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Dissimilar
Dis*sim"i*lar\, a. [Pref. dis- + similar: cf. F. dissimilaire.] Not similar; unlike; heterogeneous; as, the tempers of men are as dissimilar as their features. This part very dissimilar to any other. --Boyle.
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