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
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Dissimilar as an adjective:
Not similar; unalike; different
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Similar as an adjective:
Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
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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.
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Similar as a noun:
That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
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Similar as a noun (homeopathy):
A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.