dissimile

See also: dissimilé

English

Etymology

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

Noun

dissimile (countable and uncountable, plural dissimiles)

1. (archaic, rhetoric) Comparison or illustration by contraries.

Antonyms

• simile

References

• “dissimile”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• similised

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: dissimilent, dissimiles

Verb

dissimile

1. inflection of dissimiler:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Etymology

From Latin dissimilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disˈsi.mi.le/
• Rhymes: -imile
• Hyphenation: dis‧sì‧mi‧le

Adjective

dissimile m or f by sense (plural dissimili) [with da]

1. different (from)
2. dissimilar (to)

Derived terms

• dissimilmente

Further reading

• dissimile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

dissimile

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of dissimilis

Middle English

Verb

dissimile

1. alternative form of dissimulen