Definition of mere Mere

/mɪˈɹ/ - [mir] - mer•e

We found 21 definitions of mere from 6 different sources.

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What does mere mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: meres

mere - a small pond of standing water
  pond, pool a small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing"

Adjective

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"
  bare, simple
= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • mere (Noun)
    The sea.
  • mere (Noun)
    A pool; a small lake or pond; marsh.
  • mere (Noun)
    boundary, limit; a boundary-marker; boundary-line.
  • mere (Noun)
    A Maori war-club.
  • mere (Verb)
    To limit; bound; divide or cause division in.
  • mere (Verb)
    To set divisions and bounds.
  • mere (Adjective)
    famous.
  • mere (Adjective)
    Just, only; no more than , pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • mere (n.)
    A pool or lake.
  • mere (n.)
    A boundary.
  • mere (v. t.)
    To divide, limit, or bound.
  • mere (n.)
    A mare.
  • mere (Superl.)
    Unmixed; pure; entire; absolute; unqualified.
  • mere (Superl.)
    Only this, and nothing else; such, and no more; simple; bare; as, a mere boy; a mere form.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • mere
    ISO 639-6 entity
  • mere
    Part of a relatively small number

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • mere
    An Anglo-Saxon word still in use, sometimes meaning a lake, and generally the sea itself.

Part of speech

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  • mere, noun, singular of meres.
  • mere, adjective, not comparable.

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

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