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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")
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