mere

Speech parts

1. mere - Noun

2. mere - Adjective

3. mere - Verb

5. mere - Adjective Satellite

6. Mere - Proper noun

Meaning

A pool or lake.

A boundary.

To divide, limit, or bound.

A mare.

Unmixed; pure; entire; absolute; unqualified.

Only this, and nothing else; such, and no more; simple; bare; as, a mere boy; a mere form.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

simple bare only simply plain slight sheer insignificant scant meager scanty paltry unadorned lake lin
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Antonyms

grand titanic large great goodly brobdingnagian
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Hypernyms

pool pond

Phrases with the word

mere words Branston and Mere mere fact mere nothing by a mere chance mere talk

Anagrams

erme meer reem reme Emer

Examples

We do not accost a physician as we do any mere nobody; nor a magistrate as we do a private individual. We try to get some advantage from the skill of the one and the position of the other. Walk in the sun, and your shadow will follow you, whether you will or not. Basil of Caesarea

When your mother asks, 'Do you want a piece of advice?' it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway. Erma Bombeck

But what is after all the happiness of mere power? There is a greater happiness possible than to be lord of heaven and earth; that is the happiness of being truly loved. Lafcadio Hearn

Words are mere bubbles of water; deeds are drops of gold. Tibetan Proverb

If deeds are wanting, all words appear mere vanity and emptiness. Greek Proverb

Better the certainty of the straddle than the mere loan of a saddle. Irish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Merdoch merdog merdurinous mere assertion mere bagatelle mere bat