dissimilarity

American  

[dih-sim-uh-lar-i-tee, dis-sim-] / dɪˌsɪm əˈlær ɪ ti, dɪsˌsɪm- /

noun

plural

dissimilarities

1. unlikeness; difference.

2. a point of difference.

   There are dissimilarities in our outlooks.

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Related Words

See difference.

Etymology

Origin of dissimilarity

First recorded in 1695–1705; dis- ¹ + similarity

Example Sentences

I think what struck me at first was the number of parallels and dissimilarities between the revolution and what’s happening now.

From Salon

As for the two trials, there are some similarities of less importance than the dissimilarities that are legalistically quite distinguishing.

From Salon

But the more Arteaga and his colleagues looked at the snake on his book cover—a “cloud forest morph”—the more they found dissimilarities.

From National Geographic

The study, in analyzing how metal amounts varied, grouped communities based on where they fell on the “dissimilarity index,” which quantifies the degree a community is segregated.

From Washington Post

But some Central American immigrants who now make their homes in Southern California believe that, for all their dissimilarities, Ortega and Bukele are mirror images.

From Los Angeles Times