Dissimilitude (Noun)
Meaning
Dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The two brothers were so different in appearance and personality that they bore little dissimilitude to each other.
- The new employee's laid-back attitude was a stark dissimilitude to the company's traditionally formal culture.
- Despite being from the same species, the two animals exhibited a remarkable dissimilitude in their behavior and habitats.
- The dissimilitude between the two paintings was striking, with one being a realistic portrait and the other an abstract expressionist piece.
- The dissimilitude between the city's affluent neighborhoods and its impoverished areas was a stark reminder of the city's socioeconomic disparities.