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sheer

/ʃɪr/ /ʃɪə/
adjective
  1. 1
    katıksız, salt, düpedüz

    Used to emphasise how great, strong or complete something is.

    • The sheer size of the project overwhelmed the new employees.
      Projenin salt büyüklüğü bile yeni çalışanları bunalttı.
    • It was sheer luck that nobody was hurt.
      Kimsenin yaralanmaması katıksız bir şanstı.
  2. 2
    şeffaf, tül gibi ince

    Very thin and transparent, allowing light to pass through.

    • She wore a sheer silk scarf.
      Şeffaf ipek bir eşarp taktı.
    • Sheer curtains let the morning light into the room.
      İnce, şeffaf perdeler sabah ışığını odaya alıyor.
  3. 3
    sarp, dimdik

    Very steep, almost vertical.

    • There was a sheer drop of fifty metres to the sea.
      Denize elli metrelik dimdik bir uçurum vardı.
    • The climbers faced a sheer wall of ice.
      Dağcılar sarp bir buz duvarıyla karşılaştı.

Synonyms

utterpureabsolutesee-throughdiaphanoussteep

Antonyms

Collocations

sheer lucksheer sizesheer determinationsheer dropsheer cliffsheer curtains

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