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dissimilarity

DEFINITIONS OF: dissimilarity

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n the quality of being dissimilar

Synonyms:
unsimilarity
Antonyms:
similarity
the quality of being similar
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disparateness, distinctiveness
utter dissimilarity
heterology
(biology) the lack of correspondence of apparently similar body parts
dissimilitude, unlikeness
dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness
nonuniformity
the quality of being diverse and interesting
heterogeneity, heterogeneousness
the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind
inconsistency
the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts
Type of:
difference
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
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