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Mere vs. Mear — What's the Difference?

Mere vs. Mear — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Mere and Mear

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Mere

Being nothing more than what is specified
A mere child.
A mere 50 cents an hour.

Mear

Alternative form of mere.

Mere

Considered apart from anything else
Shocked by the mere idea.

Mear

A boundary. See Mere.

Mere

Small; slight
Could detect only the merest whisper.
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Mere

(Obsolete) Pure; unadulterated.

Mere

A small lake, pond, or marsh
"Sometimes on lonely mountain meres / I find a magic bark" (Tennyson).

Mere

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

Mere

(obsolete) Pure, unalloyed .

Mere

(obsolete) Nothing less than; complete, downright .

Mere

Boundary, limit; a boundary-marker; boundary-line.

Mere

A body of standing water, such as a lake or a pond. More specifically, it can refer to a lake that is broad in relation to its depth. Also included in place names such as Windermere.

Mere

(obsolete) mayor and {{en}}.

Mere

A Maori war-club.

Mere

To limit; bound; divide or cause division in.

Mere

To set divisions and bounds.

Mere

(cartography) To decide upon the position of a boundary; to position it on a map.

Mere

A pool or lake.

Mere

A boundary.

Mere

A mare.

Mere

To divide, limit, or bound.
Which meared her rule with Africa.

Mere

Unmixed; pure; entire; absolute; unqualified.
Then entered they the mere, main sea.
The sorrows of this world would be mere and unmixed.

Mere

Only this, and nothing else; such, and no more; simple; bare; as, a mere boy; a mere form.
From mere success nothing can be concluded in favor of any nation.

Mere

A small pond of standing water

Mere

Being nothing more than specified;
A mere child

Mere

Apart from anything else; without additions or modifications;
Only the bare facts
Shocked by the mere idea
The simple passage of time was enough
The simple truth

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