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   sheer

   /ʃɪə/

   adjective

   • 1. nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis): "she giggled with sheer delight" Similar uttercompleteabsolutetotalpureperfectdownrightout-and-outthoroughthoroughgoingthrough and throughconsummatepatentsurpassingveritableunqualifiedunmitigatedunalloyedunadulteratedunmixedstarkrankplainsimplemereinformal:properfairarchaic:arrantrare:right-down
   • 2. (especially of a cliff or wall) perpendicular or nearly so: "the sheer ice walls" Similar precipitousvery steepperpendicularverticalabruptbluffsharpvertiginousrare:acclivitousdeclivitousscarpedOpposite gradual
   • 3. (of a fabric) very thin; diaphanous: "sheer white silk chiffon" Similar diaphanousgauzyfilmyfloatyvery thintranslucenttransparentsee-throughgossamergossamer-likechiffonyinsubstantialultra-finefineOpposite thickheavy

   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"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘exempt, cleared’): probably an alteration of dialect shire ‘pure, clear’, from the Germanic base of the verb shine. In the mid 16th century the word was used to describe clear, pure water, and also in sheer1 (sense 3 of the adjective).

   Derivatives

   • 1. sheerly adverb
   • 2. sheerness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHEER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SHEER definition: 1. used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; nothing…. Learn more.

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   sheer: [noun] a turn, deviation, or change in a course (as of a ship).

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySHEER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SHEER meaning: 1. used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; nothing…. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSHEER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   11 meanings: 1. perpendicular; very steep 2. (of textiles) so fine as to be transparent 3. absolute; unmitigated 4. obsolete.... Click for more definitions.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sheerSheer - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If your curtains allow light to pass through, they're sheer, or see-through. Sheer can also describe something steep, like a cliff, or anything extreme, like sheer nerve.

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   Sheer definition: transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics. See examples of SHEER used in a sentence.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › sheerSheer - definition of sheer by The Free Dictionary

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   sheer: See: absolute , complete , mere , naked , outright , pure , stark , thorough , unmitigated

9. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › sheersheer - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Jun 30, 2024 · Perhaps as startling as the sheer toll was the devastation to some of the state’s well-known locales. Boardwalks along the beach in Seaside Heights, Belmar and other towns on the Jersey Shore were blown away. Amusement parks, arcades and restaurants all but vanished.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionsheer adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of sheer adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › sheersheer | meaning of sheer in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    sheer meaning, definition, what is sheer: a sheer drop, cliff, slope etc is very s...: Learn more.