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dissimilitude

UKUS
C2

Definitions

n.

Lack of resemblance; unlikeness

相异,不同,不相似

Root Breakdown

Native English
dis-not, apart, away
+
simillike, same, similar
+
-itudestate, condition
=dissimilitude

dis- (not) + similitude (likeness) = unlikeness. The formal, abstract opposite of similitude.

Root sim still carries 56 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He was struck by the dissimilitude between the two paintings.

  • 2.

    The essay dwells on the dissimilitude of the two eras.

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