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Dissimilarity

Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilitude; variety; as, the dissimilarity of human faces and forms.

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Difference 76% connected

The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quali…

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Dissimilitude 76% connected

Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity.

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Distinctiveness 76% connected

State of being distinctive.

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Heterology 76% connected

The absence of correspondence, or relation, in type of structure; lack of analogy between parts, owing to their being composed of different elements,…

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Unlikeness 76% connected

The quality or state of being unlike; want of resemblance; dissimilarity.

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Dissimilar 74% connected

Not similar; unlike; heterogeneous; as, the tempers of men are as dissimilar as their features.

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Dissimilar 74% connected

Not similar; unlike; heterogeneous; as, the tempers of men are as dissimilar as their features.

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Similarity 94% connected

The quality or state of being similar; likeness; resemblance; as, a similarity of features.

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Similarity 94% connected

The quality or state of being similar; likeness; resemblance; as, a similarity of features.

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Agreement noun · 86% connection

compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in corresponden…

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Ambiguity noun · 86% connection

unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

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Analog noun · 86% connection

something having the property of being analogous to something else

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Analogue noun · 86% connection

something having the property of being analogous to something else

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Approach noun · 86% connection

a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius"

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Approximation noun · 86% connection

the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)

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Coherence noun · 86% connection

logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts

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Correspondence noun · 86% connection

compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in corresponden…

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Distinction noun · 86% connection

a distinguishing difference between similar things or people; "he learned the distinction between gold and lead"

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Function noun · 86% connection

what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"

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Homogeny noun · 86% connection

(biology) similarity because of common evolution

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Homology noun · 86% connection

the quality of being similar or corresponding in position or value or structure or function

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Homomorphism noun · 86% connection

similarity of form

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Homomorphy noun · 86% connection

similarity of form

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Isomorphism noun · 86% connection

(biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure

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Likeness noun · 86% connection

similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things; "man created God in his own likeness"

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Linear perspective noun · 86% connection

the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer

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Parallel noun · 86% connection

something having the property of being analogous to something else

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Alcohol noun · 78% connection

A class of compounds analogous to vinic alcohol in constitution. Chemically speaking, they are hydroxides of certain organic radicals;…

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Anthropomorphist noun · 78% connection

One who attributes the human form or other human attributes to the Deity or to anything not human.

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Anthropomorphite noun · 78% connection

One who ascribes a human form or human attributes to the Deity or to a polytheistic deity. Taylor. Specifically, one of a sect of anci…

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Asymmetry noun · 78% connection

Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. want of bilateral symmetry.

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Bluntness noun · 78% connection

Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; want of sharpness.

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Contrast noun · 78% connection

Opposition or dissimilitude of things or qualities; unlikeness, esp. as shown by juxtaposition or comparison.

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Coolness noun · 78% connection

The state of being cool; a moderate degree of cold; a moderate degree, or a want, of passion; want of ardor, zeal, or affection; calmn…

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Decrement noun · 78% connection

A name given by Hauy to the successive diminution of the layers of molecules, applied to the faces of the primitive form, by which he…

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Desiderate verb · 78% connection

To desire; to feel the want of; to lack; to miss; to want.

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Disagreement noun · 78% connection

The state of disagreeing; a being at variance; dissimilitude; diversity.

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Disformity noun · 78% connection

Discordance or diversity of form; unlikeness in form.

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Dishonesty noun · 78% connection

Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or b…

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