noun

• Difference; variance.

  ‘the similarity or dissimilarity between humans and other animals’

  More example sentences

  • ‘History paints a vivid picture of disparity and dissimilarity between Emerson, Thoreau and Whitman.’
  • ‘While the language surrounding the two programs may differ, the dissimilarities end there.’
  • ‘There were of course also many points of dissimilarity between them.’
  • ‘Somehow, her physical dissimilarity was easier to understand.’
  • ‘However, there are some troubling dissimilarities.’

  Synonyms

  difference, differences, dissimilitude, variance, variation, diversity, heterogeneity, disparateness, disparity, distinctness, distinction, contrast, non-uniformity, incomparability, incongruity, polarity

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