Things or people that are unlike or different from each other; plural objects that lack similarity.
From Latin dissimilaris (dis- + similis) used as a noun in English, with the plural -s. While less common than the adjective form, English allows this word to function as a noun referring to dissimilar things themselves.
This word appears in logic and rhetoric to refer to the technique of comparing dissimilars—showing how unlike things are—which is actually an ancient rhetorical device Aristotle discussed as a powerful way to clarify concepts.
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