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unlikeness

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un⋅like

  [uhn-lahyk]
Use unlikeness in a Sentence
–adjective
1. different, dissimilar, or unequal; not alike: They contributed unlike sums to charity.
–preposition
2. dissimilar to; different from: She is unlike my sister in many ways.
3. not typical or characteristic of: It is unlike her to enjoy herself so much.
–noun
4. a person or thing differing from another or others.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME unlik. See un- 1 , like 1

Related forms:
un⋅like⋅ness, noun
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un·like·ness   (ŭn-līk'nĭs)   
n.  The quality or condition of being unlike. See Synonyms at difference.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

unlike 
c.1200, "Not resembling," from un- (1) "not" + like. Cf. O.E. ungelic, O.Fris. unlik, O.N. ulikr, M.Da. ulige. Unlikely "not likely to occur" is attested from 1375 (cf. O.N. ulikligr, M.Da. uligelig). Meaning "not likely to be true" is recorded from 1592.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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