dissimilarity C2+ Topic:Law & Government US /ˌdɪsɪməˈlɛrəti/ UK /ˌdɪsɪmɪˈlærɪti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the state of being unlike or different The striking dissimilarity of the twins surprised everyone they met. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of being unlike... differencedisparitydivergenceunlikenessdistinctioncontrast ↔ Opposites similaritylikenessresemblancesamenessparity Word family Related forms dissimilarsimilaritydissimilitude Etymology AI details From dissimilar + -ity; dissimilar from dis- ('not') + similar, from Latin similis ('like'), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- ('one, together'). similis Latin *sem- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dissimilarity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌdɪsɪməˈlɛrəti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌdɪsɪmɪˈlærɪti/ ## Meanings 1. the state of being unlike or different ## Examples - The striking dissimilarity of the twins surprised everyone they met. ## Synonyms - difference - disparity - divergence - unlikeness - distinction - contrast ## Antonyms - similarity - likeness - resemblance - sameness - parity ## Related Forms - dissimilar - similarity - dissimilitude ## Roots and Affixes - Root: similis - Root: *sem- ## Etymology From dissimilar + -ity; dissimilar from dis- ('not') + similar, from Latin similis ('like'), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- ('one, together'). ## AI Etymology Dissimilarity comes from dissimilar + -ity; dissimilar from dis- ('not') + similar, from Latin similis ('like'), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- ('one, together'). The etymological trail includes Latin similis and Proto-Indo-European *sem-. As a noun, dissimilarity names the state of being unlike or different. The same family is visible in related forms such as dissimilar, similarity, and dissimilitude. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown