sheer

adjectiveB1 · Intermediate

Very thin and you can see through it, or complete.

Meanings of «sheer»

1 · adjective

complete, total, used for emphasis

It was sheer luck that we found the wallet.

2 · adjective

very thin so light can pass through easily

She wore a sheer scarf over her shoulders.

Similar: transparentsee-throughthin

3 · adjective

very steep, almost vertical

The climbers stood before a sheer rock face.

Similar: steepprecipitousvertical

Translation

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«sheer» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

complete, used to stress a word

totalcomplete; the neutral wordThe room was in total darkness.

absolutecomplete, with no exceptions or limitsI have absolute trust in my team.

uttercomplete; mostly for bad or silly thingsThat is utter nonsense.

sheernothing but; stresses size, force or luckWe won by sheer luck.

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