What does dissimilar mean?
Definitions for dissimilar
dɪˈsɪm ə lər, dɪsˈsɪm-dis·sim·i·lar
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Princeton's WordNet
dissimilaradjective
not similar
"a group of very dissimilar people"; "a pump not dissimilar to those once found on every farm"; "their understanding of the world is not so dissimilar from our own"; "took different (or dissimilar) approaches to the problem"
unalike, dissimilaradjective
not alike or similar
"as unalike as two people could be"
unlike, dissimilar, differentadjective
marked by dissimilarity
"for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different"
Wiktionary
dissimilaradjective
Not similar; unlike; different
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Dissimilaradjective
Unlike; heterogeneous.
Etymology: dis and similar.
Simple oil is reduced into dissimilar parts, and yields a sweet oil, very differing from sallet-oil. Boyle.
The light whose rays are all alike refrangible I call simple, homogeneal, and similar; and that whose rays are some more refrangible than others, I call compound, heterogeneal, and dissimilar. Isaac Newton, Opt.
If the fluid be supposed to consist of heterogeneous particles, we cannot conceive how those dissimilar parts can have a like situation. Richard Bentley, Sermons.
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dissimilar
Dissimilar refers to things that are unalike, different, or not possessing the same characteristics, attributes, or qualities. It conveys a lack of resemblance or similarity.
Webster Dictionary
Dissimilaradjective
not similar; unlike; heterogeneous; as, the tempers of men are as dissimilar as their features
Etymology: [Pref. dis- + similar: cf. F. dissimilaire.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dissimilar
dis-sim′i-lar, adj. not similar: unlike in any respect: of different sorts.—ns. Dissimilar′ity, Dissimil′itude, unlikeness: want of resemblance.—adv. Dissim′ilarly.—ns. Dissimilā′tion, the act of rendering dissimilar; Dissim′ile, the opposite of a simile, a comparison by contrast.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dissimilar in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dissimilar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of dissimilar in a Sentence
You have to get dissimilar components like frames, transmissions, seating, brake and sensor systems to fit and work together.
The energy itself of tidal streams is familiar to people, it's kinetic energy, so it's not too dissimilar to something like wind, the bits of technology that generate power look not too different to a wind turbine.
A toddling little girl is a center of common feeling which makes the most dissimilar people understand each other.
It's cool, but it's no different to the PGA, it's not dissimilar. In fact, maybe I was expecting a little more from this one.
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Secretary Hillary Clinton are neck and neck. But while Bernie has the trust, Hillary has the experience. Two different measurements of two dissimilar candidates.
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