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steep, abrupt, precipitous, sheer mean having an incline approaching the perpendicular. steep implies such sharpness of pitch that ascent or descent is very difficult.
SHEER definition: transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics. See examples of sheer used in a sentence.
sheer adjective (THIN) Sheer clothing or material is so thin, light, and delicate that you can see through it: sheer nylon tights
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1. transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics: sheer stockings. 2. unmixed with anything else; unadulterated: sheer rock; sheer luck. 3. unqualified; utter: sheer nonsense. 4. extending down or up very steeply; almost completely vertical: a sheer descent.
Collocations: sheer [size, strength, expanse, number, weight, amount, force], [amazed, surprised, overwhelmed] by the sheer [size] of it, that was sheer stupidity!, more...
Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something. The army's sheer size made it impossible to resist.
Sheer is an adjective that can generally refer to something extremely or utmost in degree, amount or intensity. It can also describe something complete and pure.
You can use sheer to emphasize that a state or situation is complete and does not involve or is not mixed with anything else.
SHEER meaning: 1 : used to emphasize the large amount, size, or degree of something; 2 : complete and total