DISSIMILITUDE Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word dissimilitude. (close relations)
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| contrast | nounn | |||||
noun • the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared • the act of distinguishing by comparing differences • a conceptual separation or distinction • the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors • the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness) verb • put in opposition to show or emphasize differences • to show differences when compared; be different | ||||||
| difference | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being unlike or dissimilar • a variation that deviates from the standard or norm • a disagreement or argument about something important • a significant change • the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend | ||||||
| disparity | nounn | |||||
noun • inequality or difference in some respect | ||||||
| dissimilarity | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being dissimilar | ||||||
| distinction | nounn | |||||
noun • a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes • high status importance owing to marked superiority • a distinguishing difference between similar things or people • an honor awarded to someone in recognition of achievement or superiority | ||||||
| variation | nounn | |||||
noun • an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change • an activity that varies from a norm or standard • a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished • something a little different from others of the same type • an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard • the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north • the process of varying or being varied • (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) • (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration • (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure • the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard | ||||||
| unlikeness | nounn | |||||
noun • dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness | ||||||
