Mere

Quick meaning: Mere is an adjective meaning Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.

Meaning

Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.

More Meanings

1. Boundary, limit; a boundary-marker; boundary-line.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To limit; bound; divide or cause division in.
3. (intransitive, obsolete) To set divisions and bounds.
4. (cartography) To decide upon the position of a boundary; to position it on a map.
5. (obsolete) Pure, unalloyed .
6. (obsolete) Nothing less than; complete, downright .
7. (dialectal or literary) A body of standing water, such as a lake or a pond (formerly even a body of seawater), especially a broad, shallow one. (Also included in place names such as Windermere.)

Example Sentences

The mere thought of pineapple on pizza makes me want to throw up.

The mere suggestion that the queen’s brother tried to kill your boy would be considered treason.

Ah...my sister wishes to see you. A mere child. She never wants to have lunch with her dear sister, but I guess that's not your problem.

More than a mere source of Promethean sustenance to thwart the cold and cook one's meat, wood was quite simply mankind's first industrial and manufacturing fuel.

Word Forms

• merer
• merest
• meres
• mering
• mered

Synonyms for mere

Depending on context, synonyms include alone, bare, just, only, simple, very.

Antonyms for mere

Common opposites include total.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include plain, specified, bare, simple, pond, pool.

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