dissimilarity

[ dih-sim-uh-lar-i-tee, dis-sim- ]

noun

, plural dis·sim·i·lar·i·ties.

1. unlikeness; difference.
2. a point of difference:

   There are dissimilarities in our outlooks.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissimilarity¹

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

Synonym Study

See difference.

Example Sentences

The situational dissimilarities are obvious, to say nothing of what I cited in 2021: Westeros is not a democracy, and our nation’s founders opposed the notion of presidents governing as rulers.

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

As soon as we see them, fetishizing their likenesses and dissimilarities, we turn them into proxies for ideas.

From New York Times

A striking dissimilarity between the 19th century and today is that even during the secession crisis of 1860-61, those who lost elections acknowledged their defeat.

From New York Times