Mere vs. Mear — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Mere and Mear
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Definitions
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.
Mere➦
(Obsolete) Pure; unadulterated.
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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.
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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
