Added 9 October 2026
unlike
/ʌnˈlaɪk/ adjective
In Latin: dispār, dissimilis Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about unlike at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Marked by dissimilarity.
for twins they are very unlike
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Not equal in amount.
they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities
Origin
From Middle English unlic, unlich, from Old English unlīċ, unġelīċ (“unlike, different, dissimilar, diverse”), from Proto-Germanic *ungalīkaz. By surface analysis, un- + like. Cognate with Dutch ongelijk, German ungleich, Old Norse úlíkr (see there for North Germanic descendants).
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