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dissimilitude

dis·si·mil·i·tude
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dis-si-mil-i-tood, -tyood]
    • /ˌdɪs sɪˈmɪl ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/
    • /ˌdɪ.sɪ.ˈmɪ.lɪ.tjuːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-si-mil-i-tood, -tyood]
    • /ˌdɪs sɪˈmɪl ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/

Definitions of dissimilitude word

  • noun dissimilitude unlikeness; difference; dissimilarity. 1
  • noun dissimilitude a point of difference; dissimilarity. 1
  • noun dissimilitude Dissimilarity or diversity. 1
  • noun dissimilitude dissimilarity; difference 0
  • noun dissimilitude a point of difference 0
  • noun dissimilitude The quality of being diverse or different; difference or variety. 0
See all 6 definitions of dissimilitude

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Origin of dissimilitude

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin dissimilitūdō, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + similitūdō similitude

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Parts of speech for Dissimilitude

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Dissimilitude

dissimilitude popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

dissimilitude usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dissimilitude

noun dissimilitude

  • unlike — different, dissimilar, or unequal; not alike: They contributed unlike sums to charity.
  • diversity — the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness: diversity of opinion.
  • divergence — the act, fact, or amount of diverging: a divergence in opinion.
  • discrepancy — the state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement, as by displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference; inconsistency: The discrepancy between the evidence and his account of what happened led to his arrest.
  • divergency — divergence; deviation.
All 15 Synonyms of dissimilitude

Antonyms for dissimilitude

noun dissimilitude

  • sameness — the state or quality of being the same; identity; uniformity.
  • similarity — the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.
  • likeness — a representation, picture, or image, especially a portrait: to draw a good likeness of Churchill.
  • uniformity — the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness, homogeneity, or regularity: uniformity of style.
  • agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
All 7 Antonyms of dissimilitude

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