What does "dissimilitude" mean?

The quality of being dissimilar or different; lack of resemblance.

What is a synonym for "dissimilitude"?

Common synonyms include: camouflage, contrast, difference, discrepancy, disguise, disparity.

Dissimilitude

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
The quality of being dissimilar or different; lack of resemblance. countable, uncountable
2
dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness wordnet

Synonyms

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camouflage contrast difference discrepancy disguise disparity

Antonyms

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;likeness sameness similarity

Etymology

From Middle English dissimilitude, from Latin dissimilitūdō, from dissimilis (“unlike”). By surface analysis, dissimilar + -itude or dis- + similitude.

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