Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dissimilarity

/dɪˌsɪmɪˈlæɹɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: dis-sim-i-lar-i-ty
IPA: /dɪˌsɪmɪˈlæɹɪti/

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lack of similarity or a lack of likeness in appearance to something else.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The experiment was abandoned when one fine day spontaneous combustion of the pulverised coal in the container occurred, and a black cloud of the very finely divided fuel rose into the air by the force of the explosion, and was slowly wafted by the prevailing breeze over the town, upon which it descended with the resemblance of black snow, but with the dissimilarity that it did not melt."

Etymology

From dis- + similarity or dissimilar + -ity.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dis
Suffix: dissimilar

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˌsɪmɪˈlæɹɪti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dissimilarities (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dissimilation

Synonyms

dissimilitude nonresemblance disparity dissemblance dissimilarity unalikeness unlikeness unsimilarity

Antonyms

similarity resemblance likeness sameness

Rhymes With

barbarity particularity mcgarrity mcgarity

Questions

How do you pronounce dissimilarity?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˌsɪmɪˈlæɹɪti/.
What does dissimilarity mean?: A lack of similarity or a lack of likeness in appearance to something else.
Where does dissimilarity come from?: From dis- + similarity or dissimilar + -ity.

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