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/dis'si mil"i toohd', -tyoohd'/, n.1. unlikeness; difference; dissimilarity.2. a point of difference; dissimilarity.[1525-35; < L dissimilitudo, equiv. to dis- DIS-1 + similitudo SIMILITUDE]
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dissimilitude — [ disimilityd ] n. f. • XIIIe, rare av. XVIe; lat. dissimilitudo « différence » ♦ Didact. Défaut de similitude, de ressemblance. ⇒ différence, dissemblance. ⊗ CONTR. Similitude. ● dissimilitude nom féminin (latin dissimilitudo, onis) Manque de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Dissimilitude — Dis si*mil i*tude, n. [L. dissimilitudo, fr. dissimilis: cf. F. dissimilitude.] 1. Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity. [1913 Webster] Dissimilitude between the Divinity and images. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rhet.) A comparison … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dissimilitude — index difference, disagreement, discrepancy, disparity, distortion, diversity, incompatibility (inconsistency) … Law dictionary
dissimilitude — s. f. Dissemelhança … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
dissimilitude — [dis΄si mil′ə to͞od΄, dis΄si mil′ətyo͞od΄] n. [ME < L dissimilitudo < dissimilis, unlike < dis , not + similis, like] dissimilarity; difference … English World dictionary
dissimilitude — (di ssi mi li tu d ) s. f. Défaut de similitude, de ressemblance. Terme de rhétorique. Figure de pensée qui développe les différences de deux objets rapprochés d abord comme analogues. HISTORIQUE XIVe s. • Et les vices extremes ont plus… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
dissimilitude — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin dissimilitudo, from dissimilis unlike, from dis + similis like more at same Date: 15th century lack of resemblance … New Collegiate Dictionary
dissimilitude — noun The quality of being diverse or different; difference or variety. Ant: similitude … Wiktionary
dissimilitude — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition of being unlike or dissimilar: difference, discrepance, discrepancy, disparity, dissimilarity, distinction, divarication, divergence, divergency, unlikeness. See SAME … English dictionary for students
dissimilitude — n. difference, unlikeness … English contemporary dictionary
