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- Dictionarysheer/ʃɪə/
adjective
- 1. nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis): "she giggled with sheer delight" Similar
- 2. (especially of a cliff or wall) perpendicular or nearly so: "the sheer ice walls" Similar Opposite
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"
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SHEER definition: 1. used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; nothing…. Learn more.
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.
very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front. “a sheer descent of rock” synonyms: bluff, bold. steep. having a sharp inclination. verb. turn sharply; change direction abruptly.
The meaning of SHEER is unqualified, utter. How to use sheer in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sheer.
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.
Definition of sheer adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.