dissimilitude

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dissimilitude

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From Middle English dissimilitude, from Latin dissimilitūdō, from dissimilis (“unlike”). By surface analysis, dissimilar + -itude or dis- + similitude.

noun dissimilitudes

countable, uncountable The quality of being dissimilar or different; lack of resemblance.
Similar: dissimilarity, nonresemblance · Opposite: similitude, similarity, likeness, sameness

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@misc{dissimilitude_2026,
  title = {dissimilitude},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dissimilitude},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}