Definition
The quality or state of being unlike or different; a lack of resemblance or similarity.
Etymology
From Latin dissimilaris (dis- 'not' + similis 'like') with the suffix -ity. The root similis meant 'like' or 'similar,' so dissimilarity literally means 'the state of not being like.' This concept has been expressed in Latin philosophical and scientific writing for centuries.
Kelly Says
The word dissimilarity reveals how Latin-based English handles negation—instead of just saying 'difference,' dis-similarity emphasizes the active quality of being unlike, which is why it's preferred in scientific contexts where precision about non-matching properties matters.
Translations
ARالعربية
اختلاف
ikht-ilaf
BNবাংলা
ভিন্নতা
bhin-na-ta
CACatalà
dissimilaritat
dis-si-mi-la-ri-tat
CSČeština
dissimilarity
dis-si-mil-a-ri-teet
DADansk
dissimilarity
dis-si-mil-a-ri-teet
DEDeutsch
Dissimiliarity
dis-si-mi-li-a-ri-teet
ELΕλληνικά
διαφορά
dia-fora
ESEspañol
disimilitud
dis-i-mi-li-tud
FISuomi
dissimilarity
dis-si-mil-a-ri-teet
FRFrançais
dissimilarité
dis-si-mi-la-ri-te
GUGU
અસમાનતા
a-sa-ma-na-ta
HIहिन्दी
असमानता
as-ma-na-ta
HUMagyar
dissimilarity
dis-si-mil-a-ri-teet
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesamaan
ke-sa-maan
ITItaliano
dissimilarità
dis-si-mi-la-ri-ta
JA日本語
類似性の欠如
yu-ri-sei-no-keo-ru
KKKK
қайшылық
kay-shy-lyq
KMKM
លcokinetic
lo-kin-e-tic
KO한국어
유사성의 부족
yu-sa-seong-ui-bu-jok
MSBahasa Melayu
kesamaan
ke-sa-maan
NLNederlands
dissimilarity
dis-si-mil-a-ri-teet
NONorsk
dissimilarity
dis-si-mil-a-ri-teet
PLPolski
dissimilarity
dis-si-mil-a-ri-teet
PTPortuguês
dissimilaridade
dis-si-mi-la-ri-da-de
RORomână
dissimilarity
dis-si-mil-a-ri-teet
RUРусский
непохожесть
ne-po-kho-jest'
SVSvenska
dissimilarity
dis-si-mil-a-ri-teet
SWKiswahili
tofauti
to-fa-u-ti
TAதமிழ்
வேறுபாடு
ve-ru-pa-du
TEతెలుగు
విభేదం
vi-bhe-dam
THไทย
ความแตกต่าง
kwan-taek-dang
TLTL
pagkakaiba
pa-ga-ka-ka-iba
TRTürkçe
benzersizlik
ben-zer-siz-lik
UKУкраїнська
різноманітність
ri-zo-ma-ni-t-nist
VITiếng Việt
sự khác biệt
su-khac-biet