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dissimile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-sim-i-le
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Comparison or illustration by contraries.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin dissimile, neuter dissimilis (“unlike”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

dissimiles (plural)

Antonyms

simile

Questions

What does dissimile mean?
Comparison or illustration by contraries.
Where does dissimile come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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