disímil

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo-

Proto-Italic *semalis

Latin similis

Latin dissimilisbor.

Spanish disímil

Borrowed from Latin dissimilis.

Adjective

disímil m or f (masculine and feminine plural disímiles)

1. dissimilar

   Synonyms: desemejante, desigual, diferente, dispar, disparejo, diverso

   Antonyms: símil, similar

Related terms

• disimilitud

Further reading

• “disímil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025