disanalogyn.
/ˌdɪsəˈnalədʒi/, U.S. /ˌdɪsəˈnælədʒi/ rare before 20th cent.
A comparison which demonstrates a lack of similarity. Also: dissimilarity, difference; an instance of this.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [noun]
diversitya1340
difference1340
variancec1374
distancea1382
unlikenessa1387
variationc1405
discrepation?a1425
distinction1435
severaltyc1449
unlikelinessc1450
dissemblance1463
unlikelihood1483
alteritya1500
indifferencec1503
discrepancea1522
dissimilitude1532
differency1542
variety1552
discernment1570
disparitya1575
discrepancy1579
otherness1587
discernance1592
imparity1608
disanalogy1610
disresemblance1622
dislikeness1623
diff1624
inconformity1625
irresemblance1628
variousness1628
odds1642
disparation1654
aliety1656
disparility1656
disparateness1659
severality1664
nonconformity1672
unconformableness1712
dissimilarity1715
differentness1727
differ1787
allogeneitya1834
otherwiseness1890
otherliness1937
diversion-
1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia Pref. Verse For Dis-analogies strange, strained, rude, Nor Deuiations curious-ill-scande.
1641 A. Mervyn Speech at Impeachm. Richard Bolton 11 Where first I observe the disanalogie.
1882 Antananarivo Ann. & Madagascar Mag. No. 6. 112 You get rid of this ‘dis-analogy’.., but only at the expense of introducing a greater dis-analogy in the Malagassy itself.
1948 M. Black Lang. & Philos. (1949) i. 10 Risk is always involved in neglecting the disanalogy between the things compared.
1959 P. F. Strawson Individuals v. 171 These analogies and disanalogies.
2004 Prospect (Nexis) Mar. There are deep disanalogies between the two cases.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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