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Definition of unlikeness :
The quality or state of being unlike; want of resemblance; dissimilarity.
Synonyms:
variation, variety, contrariety, disagreement, diversity, contrast, inequality, disparity, discrepancy, divarication, discrimination, divergency, same, discrepance
dissimilarity (part of speech: noun)
dissimilarity, divergence, aberrance, non-uniformity, distinction, discordance, difference, inconsistency, dissimilitude, heterogeneously
Usage examples:
- In the third place, we may explain or define an object or conception by indicating its resemblance or its unlikeness to something else that is known. - "Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism", F. V. N. Painter.
- Nevertheless, he would be able to draw from memory a couple of sketches, in which all the salient points of likeness and unlikeness would be reproduced with sufficient accuracy. - "Aphorisms and Reflections from the works of T. H. Huxley", Thomas Henry Huxley.
- In both, the predominant thought is that of the rapidly diminishing space of earthly life, and the complete unlikeness to it of the future. - "Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V)", Alexander Maclaren.