sheer

  • (noun): A sheer curtain or fabric.
  • (adjective): Very thin or transparent.
  • (adjective): Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated.
  • (adjective): (by extension) Downright; complete; pure.
  • (adjective): Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something.
  • (adjective): Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.
  • (adverb): Clean; quite; at once.
  • Use sheers to maximize natural light.
  • Her light, sheer dress caught everyone’s attention.
  • I think it is sheer genius to invent such a thing.
  • The army's sheer size made it impossible to resist.
  • It was a sheer drop of 180 feet.