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- DictionarySheer/SHir/
adjective
- 1. nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis): "she giggled with sheer delight"
- 2. (especially of a cliff or wall) perpendicular or nearly so: "the sheer ice walls"
adverb
- 1. perpendicularly: "the ridge fell sheer, in steep crags"
- 2. completely; right: archaic "she went sheer forward when the door was open"
noun
- 1. a very fine or diaphanous fabric or article: "I put up the new curtains and sheers"
1. a. : unqualified, utter. sheer folly. sheer ignorance. b. : being free from an adulterant : pure, unmixed. c. : viewed or acting in dissociation from all else. in terms of sheer numbers. 2. : marked by great and continuous steepness. 3. : of very thin or transparent texture : diaphanous. 4. obsolete : bright, shining. sheerly adverb.
used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; nothing except: The suggestion is sheer nonsense. His success was due to sheer willpower / determination. It was sheer coincidence that we met. Fewer examples. It was sheer chance that we met. I've got where I am through sheer hard work.
Sheer definition: transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics. See examples of SHEER used in a sentence.
Add to word list. C1 [ before noun ] used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; nothing except: The suggestion is sheer nonsense. His success was due to sheer willpower / determination. It was sheer coincidence that we met. Fewer examples.
Definition of sheer. 1. as in transparent. very thin and easy to see through we had to get window shades because passersby could see right through our sheer curtains. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. transparent. translucent. diaphanous. gauzy. gossamer. filmy. see-through. crystal. fragile. cobwebby. clear. delicate. gauzelike. liquid.
5 days ago · 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You can use sheer to emphasize that a state or situation is complete and does not involve or is not mixed with anything else. [emphasis] His music is sheer delight. Sheer chance quite often plays an important part in sparking off an idea. ...acts of sheer desperation.
Definitions of sheer. adjective. so thin as to transmit light. “ sheer silk stockings”. synonyms: cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauze-like, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, transparent, vaporous, vapourous. thin. of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section. adjective.
To turn aside sharply from a course; swerve. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: slew. trend. curve. veer. slue. cut. swerve. yaw. skew. chop. noun. sheers. A swerving or deviating course.
Definitions of 'sheer' 1. You can use sheer to emphasize that a state or situation is complete and does not involve or is not mixed with anything else. [emphasis] [...] 2. A sheer cliff or drop is extremely steep or completely vertical. [...] 3. Sheer material is very thin, light, and delicate. [...] More. Conjugations of 'sheer'
used to emphasize the large size or amount of something: The delays are due to the sheer volume of traffic. sheer adjective (STEEP) very steep: a sheer cliff face. sheer adjective (CLOTH) Sheer cloth is very thin and you can see through it: sheer tights /nylons.
