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English
Etymology
Latin dissimile, neuter dissimilis (“unlike”).
Noun
dissimile (countable and uncountable, plural dissimiles)
- (rhetoric) Comparison or illustration by contraries.
Antonyms
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Verb
dissimile
- inflection of dissimiler:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Italian
Etymology
From Latin dissimilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /disˈsi.mi.le/
- Rhymes: -imile
- Hyphenation: dis‧sì‧mi‧le
Adjective
dissimile (plural dissimili)
- different (from)
- dissimilar (to)
Derived terms
Further reading
- dissimile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
dissimile
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of dissimilis
Middle English
Verb
dissimile
- Alternative form of dissimulen