📖 Definitions of "Sheer"
noun
- 1
A sheer curtain or fabric.
"Use sheers to maximize natural light."
adjective
- 1
Very thin or transparent.
"Her light, sheer dress caught everyone’s attention."
- 2
Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated.
- 3
(by extension) Downright; complete; pure.
"I think it is sheer genius to invent such a thing."
- 4
Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something.
"The army's sheer size made it impossible to resist."
adverb
- 1
Clean; quite; at once.
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