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
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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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