sheer, adj.
freq. cnt. 9
freq. cnt. 9
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
<adj.all> (a) (a) (a) freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1
absolute downright out-and-out rank right-down sheer
sample sentences
"absolute freedom""an absolute dimwit"
"a downright lie"
"out-and-out mayhem"
"an out-and-out lie"
"a rank outsider"
"many right-down vices"
"got the job through sheer persistence"
"sheer stupidity"
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not mixed with extraneous elements
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
plain sheer unmingled unmixed
sample sentences
"plain water""sheer wine"
"not an unmixed blessing"
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very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bluff bold sheer
sample sentences
"a bluff headland""where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"
"a sheer descent of rock"
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so thin as to transmit light
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
cobwebby diaphanous filmy gauze-like gauzy gossamer see-through sheer transparent vaporous vapourous
sample sentences
"a hat with a diaphanous veil""filmy wings of a moth"
"gauzy clouds of dandelion down"
"gossamer cobwebs"
"sheer silk stockings"
"transparent chiffon"
"vaporous silks"
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