dissimilitude
noun
dis·si·mil·i·tude ˌdi(s)-sə-ˈmi-lə-ˌtüd 
-ˌtyüd
: lack of resemblance
Synonyms
- contrast
- difference
- disagreement
- discrepancy
- disparateness
- disparity
- dissimilarity
- distance
- distinction
- distinctiveness
- distinctness
- diverseness
- diversity
- otherness
- unlikeness
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Example Sentences
there's a real dissimilitude between literature and film, and a critic shouldn't evaluate one in terms of the other
Recent Examples on the Web The original Barbie seemed to share Bild Lilli’s makeup and her alien proportions, which Handler was supposedly attracted to exactly for their dissimilitude to real human features, per the Hulu documentary Tiny Shoulders. 
Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 2 May 2019 This dissimilitude in revenues and protections sometimes sets up an antagonistic situation between the recording side (artists, labels, producers, musicians, singers) and the publishing side (publishers and songwriters). Richard James Burgess, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2018
Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 2 May 2019 This dissimilitude in revenues and protections sometimes sets up an antagonistic situation between the recording side (artists, labels, producers, musicians, singers) and the publishing side (publishers and songwriters). Richard James Burgess, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2018 Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin dissimilitudo, from dissimilis unlike, from dis- + similis like — more at same
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
dissimilitude
noun
as in distinctness
the quality or state of being different there's a real dissimilitude between literature and film, and a critic shouldn't evaluate one in terms of the other Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- distinctness
- distinctiveness
- difference
- diverseness
- diversity
- unlikeness
- contrast
- dissimilarity
- distinction
- disparity
- disagreement
- discrepancy
- divergence
- otherness
- distance
- disparateness
- variation
- distinguishability
- variability
- deviance
- variance
- incongruity
- change
- discordance
- modification
- discord
- differentiability
- disproportion
- disunity
- incongruence
- discriminability
- imbalance
- friction
- dissension
- strife
- inequality
- incongruousness
- conflict
- dichotomy
- incompatibility
- nonequivalence
- nonconformity
- dissidence
- dissent
- anomalousness
- dissention
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- similarity
- resemblance
- sameness
- likeness
- analogy
- identity
- community
- similitude
- alikeness
- accordance
- conformity
- agreement
- congruity
- parallelism
- identicalness
- correspondence
- analogousness
- equality
- equivalence
- uniformity
- homogeneity
- equivalency
- homogeneousness