unlike
adjective/ˌʌnˈlaɪk/
/ˌʌnˈlaɪk/
[not before noun]- (of two people or things) different from each other
- They are both teachers. Otherwise they are quite unlike.
Word OriginMiddle English: perhaps originally an alteration of Old Norse úlíkr; compare with Old English ungelīc ‘not of the same kind, not comparable’.Want to learn more?
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