dissimilar

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dɪˈsɪmələr/ UK /dɪˈsɪmɪlə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not alike; different in nature or kind

The twins have remarkably dissimilar temperaments.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not alike; different in... different unlike disparate distinct divergent unalike

Opposites

similar alike identical comparable like

Word family

Derived forms dissimilarlydissimilarity

Related forms similardissimilitudeassimilate

Etymology

From dis- ('not') + similar, from Latin similis ('like, resembling'), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- ('one, together').

dis- Latin similis Latin *sem- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# dissimilar

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈsɪmələr/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈsɪmɪlə/

## Meanings
1. not alike; different in nature or kind

## Examples
- The twins have remarkably dissimilar temperaments.

## Synonyms
- different
- unlike
- disparate
- distinct
- divergent
- unalike

## Antonyms
- similar
- alike
- identical
- comparable
- like

## Derived Forms
- dissimilarly
- dissimilarity

## Related Forms
- similar
- dissimilitude
- assimilate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dis-
- Root: similis
- Root: *sem-

## Etymology
From dis- ('not') + similar, from Latin similis ('like, resembling'), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- ('one, together').

## AI Etymology
Dissimilar is from dis- ('not') + similar, from Latin similis ('like, resembling'), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- ('one, together'). Important recorded forms include dis- (Latin), similis (Latin), and *sem- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers not alike; different in nature or kind. The wider family includes derived forms such as dissimilarly and dissimilarity and related words such as similar, dissimilitude, and assimilate.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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