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Definitions for dissimilarity
dɪˌsɪm əˈlær ɪ ti, dɪsˌsɪm-dis·sim·i·lar·i·ty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dissimilarity, unsimilaritynoun

    the quality of being dissimilar

Wiktionary

  1. dissimilaritynoun

    not similar in appearance to something else

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Dissimilaritynoun

    Unlikeness; dissimilitude.

    Etymology: from dissimilar.

    If the principle of reunion has not its energy in this life, whenever the attractions of sense cease, the acquired principles of dissimilarity must repel these beings from their centre; so that the principle of reunion, being set free by death, must drive these beings towards God their centre, and the principle of dissimilarity forcing him to repel them with infinite violence from him, must make them infinitely miserable. George Cheyne.

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  1. dissimilarity

    Dissimilarity is the quality or state of being different or unlike, often indicating a lack of resemblance or similarity in characteristics, features, qualities, or aspects. It can refer to differences in appearance, behavior, function, structure, or any other characteristic that sets one thing apart from another.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dissimilaritynoun

    want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilitude; variety; as, the dissimilarity of human faces and forms

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dissimilarity in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dissimilarity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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