"dissimilarity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪˌsɪmɪˈlæɹɪti/ [UK] Forms: dissimilarities [plural]
Etymology: dis- + similarity or dissimilar + -ity Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|similarity}} dis- + similarity, {{suffix|en|dissimilar|-ity}} dissimilar + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dissimilarity (countable and uncountable, plural dissimilarities)
  1. Lack of similarity or lack of likeness in appearance to something else. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: dissimilitude, nonresemblance, disparity, dissemblance, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, unalikeness, unlikeness Translations (lack of similarity in appearance to something else): malsimileco (Esperanto), dissimilitude [feminine] (French), éagsúlacht [feminine] (Irish), dissimilaridade [feminine] (Portuguese), dessemelhança [feminine] (Portuguese), desemejanza [feminine] (Spanish), disimilitud [feminine] (Spanish), несхо́жість (nesxóžistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "lack of similarity in appearance to something else",
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      "sense": "lack of similarity in appearance to something else",
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