■ preposition different from; not like.
↘in contrast to.
↘uncharacteristic of.
■ adjective dissimilar or different from each other.
↘( ~ to/from ) archaic different from.
Derivatives
~ness noun
Origin
ME: perh. orig. an alt. of ON úlíkr ; cf. OE ungelīc .
Usage
The use of ~ as a conjunction, as in she was behaving ~ she'd ever behaved before , is not considered standard English. It can be avoided by using as with a negative instead: she was behaving as she'd never behaved before .