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sheerest

sheerest


 
  Overview  of  adj  sheer 
 
  The  adj  sheer  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  absolute,  downright,  out-and-out,  rank,  right-down,  sheer  --  (complete  and  without  restriction  or  qualification;  sometimes  used  informally  as  intensifiers;  "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") 
  2.  (2)  plain,  sheer,  unmingled,  unmixed  --  (not  mixed  with  extraneous  elements;  "plain  water";  "sheer  wine";  "not  an  unmixed  blessing") 
  3.  (1)  bluff,  bold,  sheer  --  (very  steep;  having  a  prominent  and  almost  vertical  front;  "a  bluff  headland";  "where  the  bold  chalk  cliffs  of  England  rise";  "a  sheer  descent  of  rock") 
  4.  diaphanous,  filmy,  gauzy,  gossamer,  see-through,  sheer,  transparent,  vaporous,  cobwebby  --  (so  thin  as  to  transmit  light;  "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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  sheer 
 
  4  senses  of  sheer 
 
  Sense  1 
  absolute,  downright,  out-and-out(postnominal),  rank(postnominal),  right-down,  sheer(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  complete)  ->  incomplete,  uncomplete 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  complete,  complete)  ->  incomplete 
 
  Sense  2 
  plain,  sheer,  unmingled,  unmixed 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  pure)  ->  impure 
 
  Sense  3 
  bluff,  bold,  sheer 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  steep)  ->  gradual 
 
  Sense  4 
  diaphanous,  filmy,  gauzy,  gossamer,  see-through,  sheer,  transparent,  vaporous,  cobwebby 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  thin)  ->  thick 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  sheer 
 
  4  senses  of  sheer 
 
  Sense  1 
  absolute,  downright,  out-and-out(postnominal),  rank(postnominal),  right-down,  sheer(postnominal) 
  =>  complete  (vs.  incomplete)  (vs.  incomplete) 
 
  Sense  2 
  plain,  sheer,  unmingled,  unmixed 
  =>  pure  (vs.  impure) 
 
  Sense  3 
  bluff,  bold,  sheer 
  =>  steep  (vs.  gradual) 
 
  Sense  4 
  diaphanous,  filmy,  gauzy,  gossamer,  see-through,  sheer,  transparent,  vaporous,  cobwebby 
  =>  thin  (vs.  thick) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  sheer 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  sheer 
 
  sheer  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  sheer 
  sheer 
 
  Overview  of  adj  sheer 
 
  The  adj  sheer  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  absolute,  downright,  out-and-out,  rank,  right-down,  sheer  --  (complete  and  without  restriction  or  qualification;  sometimes  used  informally  as  intensifiers;  "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") 
  2.  (2)  plain,  sheer,  unmingled,  unmixed  --  (not  mixed  with  extraneous  elements;  "plain  water";  "sheer  wine";  "not  an  unmixed  blessing") 
  3.  (1)  bluff,  bold,  sheer  --  (very  steep;  having  a  prominent  and  almost  vertical  front;  "a  bluff  headland";  "where  the  bold  chalk  cliffs  of  England  rise";  "a  sheer  descent  of  rock") 
  4.  diaphanous,  filmy,  gauzy,  gossamer,  see-through,  sheer,  transparent,  vaporous,  cobwebby  --  (so  thin  as  to  transmit  light;  "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")