EGAVE

mere

About 30.70 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
    The mere thought of pineapple on pizza makes me want to throw up.
  2. adjective Pure, unalloyed .
  3. adjective Nothing less than; complete, downright .
  4. noun Boundary, limit; a boundary-marker; boundary-line.
  5. verb To limit; bound; divide or cause division in.
  6. verb To set divisions and bounds.
  7. verb To decide upon the position of a boundary; to position it on a map.
  8. noun Synonym of sea, a large body of salt water.

Similar words

plain specified bare simple pond pool sea streamlined sheer lean

Often followed by

fact presence matter existence words chance physical accident mention thought

Word family

merer meres merest

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