sheer in English

adjective

1

nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis).

she giggled with sheer delight

synonyms: utter, complete, absolute, total, pure, downright, out-and-out, arrant, thorough, thoroughgoing, patent, veritable, unmitigated, plain

2

(especially of a cliff or wall) perpendicular or nearly so.

the sheer ice walls

synonyms: precipitous, steep, vertical, perpendicular, abrupt, bluff, sharp

3

(of a fabric) very thin; diaphanous.

sheer white silk chiffon

synonyms: diaphanous, gauzy, filmy, floaty, gossamer, thin, translucent, transparent, see-through, insubstantial

adverb

1

perpendicularly.

the ridge fell sheer, in steep crags

2

completely; right.

she went sheer forward when the door was open

verb

1

(typically of a boat or ship) swerve or change course quickly.

the boat sheered off to beach further up the coast

synonyms: swerve, veer, slew, skew, swing, change course

noun

1

a very fine or diaphanous fabric or article.

Quick to sew in less than two hours, you can sew this shrug in a variety of fabrics: sheers - such as georgette and chiffon - shantungs, linen, crepe, even velvet.

2

a sudden deviation from a course, especially by a boat.

The vessel apparently, through something having gone wrong with the steering gear, took a sudden sheer to port, ran out of the channel and grounded on the edge of it.

3

the upward slope of a ship's lines toward the bow and stern.

The sheer of the B40 is slightly flatter, the transom more vertical and broader, and the bow slightly less spoon-shaped.

adjective

utter, complete, absolute, total, pure, downright, out-and-out, arrant, thorough, thoroughgoing, patent, veritable, unmitigated, plain
precipitous, steep, vertical, perpendicular, abrupt, bluff, sharp
diaphanous, gauzy, filmy, floaty, gossamer, thin, translucent, transparent, see-through, insubstantial
absolute, rank, right-down, out-and-out, downright
gauzy, filmy, diaphanous, cobwebby, vaporous, gossamer, gauze-like, transparent, see-through
plain, unmixed, unmingled
bluff, bold

adverb

perpendicularly
perpendicularly

verb

swerve, turn away from, trend
swerve, veer, slew, skew, swing, change course
turn away from, flinch from, recoil from, shy away from, avoid
trend, slew, cut, slue, veer, swerve, curve

Use "sheer" in a sentence

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5. His performance was sheer perfection.

6. That decision was sheer stupidity.

7. This is sheer, unadulterated pleasure.

8. The suggestion is sheer nonsense.

9. That shot was a sheer fluke.

10. The play is sheer political propaganda.

11. His story was a sheer concoction.

12. Subjectively, sheer game spirIt'should be advocated.

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14. Sheer obstinacy prevented her from apologizing.

15. Their behaviour was just sheer bravado.

16. Their new album is sheer dynamite.

17. It seemed an act of sheer lunacy.

18. Cutting down the forest is sheer madness .

19. It was sheer coincidence that we met.

20. 6 Part of this is sheer masochism.

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22. What you're doing here is sheer lunacy.

23. I was entranced by her sheer beauty.

24. She sacked him out of sheer malice.

25. 2 It was sheer jugglery of fate.

26. is the effective aft sheer in mm.

27. They started quarrelling out of sheer boredom.

28. She did it out of sheer malice.

29. I shouted at him in sheer frustration.

30. His speedy promotion is from sheer ability.

31. The most common sheer Bodysuits material is polyester

32. We were amazed by the sheer Abundance of

33. The sheer exuberance of the sculpture was exhilarating.

34. 22 You should sheer off the wicked urchin.

35. The sheer size of the icebergs is humbling.

36. To begin a war would be sheer madness.

37. His success was due to sheer willpower/determination.

38. She managed to stop smoking by sheer willpower.

39. That would be an act of sheer folly!

40. She earned her grades through sheer hard work.

41. 2 Their daughter's wedding reception was sheer ostentation.

42. It is sheer madness to drive so fast.

43. Chiffon dresses are often sheer and summery

44. She rolled her eyes in sheer exasperation.

45. I only agreed out of sheer desperation.

46. It is sheer madness to do it.

47. It's sheer lunacy driving in such weather.

48. It's sheer lunacy driving in this weather.

49. 18 His face contorted in sheer disgust.

50. Their daughter's wedding reception was sheer ostentation.