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.

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French

Pronunciation

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

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