LEARNit Dictionary
sheer
adjective
/ʃɪə(r)/
UK
/ʃɪr/
US
C1+
1
C1+
used to emphasize the size, degree or amount of something
محض, صرف
2
C1+
complete and not mixed with anything else
محض, صرف, خالص, مطلق
The concert was sheer delight.
sheer luck/chance/coincidence/joy/bliss/determination
I only agreed out of sheer desperation.
sheer terror/panic/exhaustion/hell
synonym
utter
3
very steep
عمودی, خیلی شیبدار, پرشیب, تند
sheer cliffs/slopes
Outside there was a sheer drop down to the sea below.
4
thin, light and almost transparent
نازک, شفاف, سبک
sheer nylon
adverb
/ʃɪə(r)/
UK
/ʃɪr/
US
1
straight up or down
عمودی