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mere
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- pronunciation:
- mir
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| inflections: |
merest |
| definition: |
being neither more nor better than what is specified.
I was told that she'd had some experience, but in fact she was a mere beginner.The mere mention of his name filled her with fear.They acted very politely toward him, but it was mere pretense.She was not a goddess but a mere mortal.- synonyms:
- common, ordinary
- similar words:
- bald, bare, commonplace, insignificant, mundane, negligible, nugatory, paltry, pure, simple, very
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