dissimilaire, adj., dissimilar, different, unlike.

dissimilitude, n.f., dissimilitude, difference, unlikeness.

dissimulat-eur, n.m., -rice, n.f., dissembler, hypocrite.

dissimulation, n.f., dissimulation, dissembling; double-dealing. User de —; to dissemble. — de naissance; concealment of birth.

dissimulé, -e, n. and adj., dissembler; dissembling, double-faced, artful. Homme profondément —; man extremely double-faced. Caractère —; artful disposition.

dissimuler, v.a., to dissemble, to conceal, to hide; to play the hypocrite; to feign to take no notice of; to pretend not to do. — sa haine; to dissemble one’s hatred. — une injure; to take no notice of an insult.

se dissimuler, v.r., to conceal; to be concealed or suppressed or hid.

dissimuler, v.n., to dissemble. Il dissimula qu’il s’en fût aperçu; he pretended not to have perceived it.

dissipat-eur, -rice, n. and adj., squanderer, spendthrift, prodigal, waster; lavish, wasteful, extravagant.

dissipation, n.f., dissipation, wasting; waste; recreation, relaxation, diversion. Vivre dans la —; to lead a dissipated life.