dissimilar Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective not similar
- a group of very dissimilar people
- a pump not dissimilar to those once found on every farm
- their understanding of the world is not so dissimilar from our own
- took different (or dissimilar) approaches to the problem
adjective not alike or similar
unalike.
- as unalike as two people could be
adjective marked by dissimilarity
different; unlike.
- for twins they are very unlike
- people are profoundly different

Pref. dis- + similar: cf. F. dissimilaire.

Not similar; unlike; heterogeneous; as, the tempers of men are as dissimilar as their features.
This part very dissimilar to any other. Boyle.