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# dissimilar

adjective

«dissimilar» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Not the same; different from each other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissimilar/#m1)
2. «Not dissimilar» means quite similar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissimilar/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and maths, dissimilar things are compared and contrasted; in maths, dissimilar shapes do not have the same proportions; in English, «not dissimilar» is a polite way of saying alike; phrases: «dissimilar to», «not dissimilar».

### Examples

- The two sisters are very dissimilar: one is loud, one is quiet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissimilar/#x1)
- A bat and a bird are dissimilar in many ways. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissimilar/#x2)
- The twins wore dissimilar hats so we could tell them apart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissimilar/#x3)
- Her answer was not dissimilar to mine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissimilar/#x4)
- Dissimilar triangles have different angles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissimilar/#x5)
- The two rocks look dissimilar under the microscope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissimilar/#x6)

### Note

Double s. Followed by «to» or «from». Opposite: similar. More formal than «different».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dissimilar» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissimilar/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dissimilar» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dissimilar.html) on Mova free.