English adjective: mere | |||
1. | mere being nothing more than specified | ||
Samples | A mere child. | ||
Similar | specified | ||
Antonyms | unspecified | ||
2. | mere apart from anything else; without additions or modifications | ||
Samples | Only the bare facts. Shocked by the mere idea. The simple passage of time was enough. The simple truth. | ||
Synonyms | bare, simple | ||
Similar | plain | ||
Antonyms | fancy | ||
English noun: mere | |||
1. | mere (object) a small pond of standing water | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pond, pool | ||
Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||