dissimilar
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
dissimilar (comparative more dissimilar, superlative most dissimilar)
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:different
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
not similar
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Noun
dissimilar (plural dissimilars)
- That which is dissimilar to, or does not resemble, something else.
- Antonym: similar
- 2012, Kathleen Lennon, Margaret Whitford, Knowing the Difference: Feminist Perspectives in Epistemology, page 35:
- Whether or not the primary function of a good metaphor is the appreciation of the similarity of dissimilars, the naturalist philosopher, reacting to Platonic transcendence, insists that […]
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.si.miˈlaʁ/ [d͡ʒi.si.miˈlah]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.si.miˈlaɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.si.miˈlaʁ/ [d͡ʒi.si.miˈlaχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.si.miˈlaɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /di.si.miˈlaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /di.si.miˈla.ɾi/
Adjective
dissimilar m or f (plural dissimilares)
- dissimilar (not similar)