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Webster 1913 Edition


Dissimile

Dis-sim′i-le

,
Noun.
[L.
dissimile
, neut. of
dissimilis
unlike.]
(Rhet.)
Comparison or illustration by contraries.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dissimile

DISSIMILE

,
Noun.
Dissimily. Comparison or illustration by contraries. [Little used.]

Definition 2024


dissimile

dissimile

See also: dissimilé

English

Noun

dissimile (plural dissimiles)

  1. (rhetoric) comparison or illustration by contraries


French

Pronunciation

Verb

dissimile

  1. first-person singular present indicative of dissimiler
  2. third-person singular present indicative of dissimiler
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of dissimiler
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of dissimiler
  5. second-person singular imperative of dissimiler

Italian

Adjective

dissimile m, f (masculine and feminine plural dissimili) (da)

  1. different (from)
  2. dissimilar (to)

Latin

Adjective

dissimile

  1. nominative neuter singular of dissimilis
  2. accusative neuter singular of dissimilis
  3. vocative neuter singular of dissimilis