Definitions for unlikeʌnˈlaɪk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•likeʌnˈlaɪk(adj.)
different, dissimilar, or unequal; not alike:
They gave unlike accounts of the incident.
(prep.)dissimilar to; different from:
She is unlike my sister in many ways.
not typical or characteristic of.
Origin of unlike:
1150–1200
un•like′ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
unlike, dissimilar, different(adj)
marked by dissimilarity
"for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different"
unlike(adj)
not equal in amount
"they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
unlike(preposition)ʌnˈlaɪk
not similar to; = different from
The hotel was unlike any hotel I've ever seen.
unlikeʌnˈlaɪk
not typical of
It's very unlike her to be late.
Webster Dictionary
Unlike(adj)
not like; dissimilar; diverse; having no resemblance; as, the cases are unlike
Unlike(adj)
not likely; improbable; unlikely
Translations for unlike
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
unlike(adjective)
different (from)
I never saw twins who were so unlike (each other); Unlike poles of a magnet attract each other.
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