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mere

/mɪɚ/noun, adjective1 syllable

Mere means: apart from anything else; without additions or modifications.

Synonyms for mere9

adjective, as in apart from anything else; without additions or modifications

bare, simple, plain

adjective, as in being nothing more than specified

specified

also used for mere

alone, only, very, just, marsh

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What does mere mean?3

adjective

1

apart from anything else; without additions or modifications“only the bare facts”

2

being nothing more than specified“a mere child”

noun

1

a small pond of standing water

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with mere?50

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All 50 rhymes for mere, grouped by syllable

Mere in a sentence

  • I don't need mere words, but documented information.Ooneykcall
  • At the mere recollection of this, courage came into his heart.Miktsoanit
  • The claim was taken to court, but ultimately ruled as mere hearsay.nana2capriccio
  • Since his wife died, he's been a mere shell of a person.frpzzd
  • The mere thought of a snake makes me shiver.Delian
  • The mere sight of blood makes him faint.Hybrid
  • A mere glance is not enough for us to tell one from the other.CM
  • Even for the mere flight of a butterfly all the sky is necessary.carlosalberto

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Forms of mere

as a noun

plural
meres

as a adjective

comparative
merer
superlative
merest