dissimile

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noun

Comparison or illustration by contraries.

Opposite
simile
OriginLatin dissimile →
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Meanings

noundissimile (countable and uncountable, plural dissimiles)

plural dissimiles

  1. archaiccountablerhetoricuncountableComparison or illustration by contraries.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
simile

Origin

  1. Latindissimile
  2. Englishdissimile

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

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Cite this entry
APA

dissimile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissimile

MLA

“dissimile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissimile. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dissimile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissimile.

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