| Main Entry: | dissimilarity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unlikeness |
Synonyms: |
alterity, contrast, difference, discord, discordance, discrepancy, disparity, dissemblance, dissimilitude, distance, distinction, divarication, divergence, divergency, diversity, heterogeneity, incomparability, incongruity, inconsistency, inconsonance, nonuniformity, offset, otherness, separation, severance, unrelatedness, variance, variation |
Antonyms: |
compatibility, equality, likeness, relatedness, sameness, similarity |
| Concept: | Dissimilarity. |
| Category: | 3. PARTIAL RELATION |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
dissimilarity, dissimilaritude; unlikeness, diversity, disparity, dissemblance; divergence, variation; difference; novelty, originality; creativeness; oogamy.
-verbs
be unlike; vary (differ); bear no resemblance to, differ toto coelo., render unlike; vary (diversify).
-adjectives
dissimilar, unlike, disparate; divergent; of a different kind (class); unmatched, unique; new, novel; unprecedented; original., nothing of the kind; no such thing, quite another thing; far from it, cast in a different mold, tertium quid, as like a dock as a daisy, "very like a whale " [Hamlet]; as different as chalk from cheese, as different as Macedon and Monmouth; lucus a non lucendo., diversified.
-adverbs
otherwise.
-phrases
diis aliter visum; " no more like my father than I to Hercules" [Hamlet].
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Antonyms: |
similarity |
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| Main Entry: | contrast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difference |
Synonyms: |
adverse, antithesis, comparison, contradiction, contradistinction, contraposition, contrariety, converse, differentiation, disagreement, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinction, divergence, diversity, foil, heterogeneity, incompatibility, incongruousness, inconsistency, inequality, inverse, oppositeness, opposition, reverse, unlikeness, variance, variation |
| Notes: | compare emphasizes the similarities between or among things, though not losing sight of the differences; contrast emphasizes the differences |
Antonyms: |
agreement, conformity, copy, equality, facsimile, homogeneousness, likeness, similarity, uniformity, unity |
| Main Entry: | disagreement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difference, unlikeness |
Synonyms: |
clash, disaccord, discordance, discrepancy, disharmonism, disharmony, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, divergence, divergency, diversity, incompatibility, incongruity, incongruousness, inconsistency, variance |
Antonyms: |
agreement, likeness, sameness, similarity |
| Main Entry: | discrepancy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conflict, disagreement |
Synonyms: |
alterity, contrariety, difference, discordance, disparity, dissemblance, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, dissonance, distinction, divergence, divergency, error, far cry, incongruity, inconsistency, miscalculation, otherness, split, unlikeness, variance, variation |
Antonyms: |
agreement, concordance, concurrence, consistency, harmony, parity |
| Main Entry: | disparity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difference |
Synonyms: |
alterity, discrepancy, disproportion, dissemblance, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinction, divergence, divergency, diverseness, gap, imbalance, imparity, incongruity, inequality, otherness, unevenness, unlikeness, variation |
Antonyms: |
alikeness, equality, likeness, sameness, similarity |
| Main Entry: | distinction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | differentiation; feature |
Synonyms: |
acumen, acuteness, alterity, analysis, characteristic, clearness, contrast, diagnosis, difference, differential, discernment, discrepancy, discreteness, discretion, discrimination, dissemblance, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, divergence, divergency, division, earmark, estimation, individuality, judgment, mark, marking, nicety, otherness, particularity, peculiarity, penetration, perception, qualification, quality, refinement, sensitivity, separation, sharpness, tact, unlikeness |
| Main Entry: | divergence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | branching out; difference |
Synonyms: |
aberration, alteration, alterity, crotch, deflection, departure, detour, deviation, digression, disagreeing, discrepancy, disparity, dissemblance, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinction, divagation, divergency, diversity, division, fork, mutation, otherness, parting, radiation, ramification, separation, turning, unlikeness, variety, varying |
Antonyms: |
accord, agreement, concord, convergence, harmony, sameness |
| Main Entry: | diversity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | variety, difference |
Synonyms: |
assortment, dissimilarity, distinction, distinctiveness, divergence, diverseness, diversification, heterogeneity, medley, mixed bag, multeity, multifariousness, multiformity, multiplicity, range, unlikeness, variance, variegation, variousness |
Antonyms: |
identicalness, sameness, similarity, uniformity |
| Main Entry: | individuality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | personality |
Synonyms: |
air, character, complexion, difference, discreteness, disposition, dissimilarity, distinction, distinctiveness, eccentricity, habit, humor, identity, idiosyncrasy, independence, individualism, ipseity, makeup, manner, nature, oddity, oneness, originality, particularity, peculiarity, rarity, seity, selfdom, selfhood, selfness, separateness, singleness, singularity, singularness, temper, temperament, uniqueness, unity, unlikeness, way |