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dissimilitude

noun
dis·​si·​mil·​i·​tude | \ ËŒdi(s)-sÉ™-ˈmi-lÉ™-ËŒtüd How to pronounce dissimilitude (audio) , -ËŒtyüd\

Definition of dissimilitude

: lack of resemblance
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Examples of dissimilitude in a Sentence

there's a real dissimilitude between literature and film, and a critic shouldn't evaluate one in terms of the other

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 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, "Barbie's 60th Birthday Wish Was to Be More Inclusive. Now What?," 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, "Why the Music Modernization Act Is Important for the Music Industry (Guest Column)," 16 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of dissimilitude

15th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for dissimilitude

Middle English, from Latin dissimilitudo, from dissimilis unlike, from dis- + similis like — more at same

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