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