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Sheer

/ˈʃɪə/

A sheer curtain or fabric.

📖 Definitions of "Sheer"

noun
  1. 1

    A sheer curtain or fabric.

    "Use sheers to maximize natural light."

adjective
  1. 1

    Very thin or transparent.

    "Her light, sheer dress caught everyone’s attention."

  2. 2

    Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated.

  3. 3

    (by extension) Downright; complete; pure.

    "I think it is sheer genius to invent such a thing."

  4. 4

    Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something.

    "The army's sheer size made it impossible to resist."

adverb
  1. 1

    Clean; quite; at once.

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