The difference between Dissimilar and Similar

When used as adjectives, dissimilar means not similar, whereas similar means having traits or characteristics in common.


Similar is also noun with the meaning: that which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dissimilar and Similar

  1. Dissimilar as an adjective:

    Not similar; unalike; different

  1. Similar as an adjective:

    Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.

  2. Similar as an adjective (mathematics):

    Of geometrical figures including triangles, squares, ellipses, arcs and more complex figures, having the same shape but possibly different size, rotational orientation, and position; in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional; such that one can be had from the other using a sequence of rotations, translations and scalings.

  1. Similar as a noun:

    That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.

  2. Similar as a noun (homeopathy):

    A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.