adj. & prep.
--adj.
1. not like; different from (is unlike both his parents).
2 uncharacteristic of (such behaviour is unlike him).
3 dissimilar, different.
--prep. differently from (acts quite unlike anyone else).
Phrases and idioms:
unlike signs Math. plus and minus.
Derivatives:
unlikeness n.
Etymology: perh. f. ON {uacute}l{iacute}kr, OE ungelic: see LIKE(1)