mere

mere ¹  (mîr)

adj. Superlative mer·est

1. Being nothing more than what is specified: a mere child; a mere 50 cents an hour.

2. Considered apart from anything else: shocked by the mere idea.

3. Small; slight: could detect only the merest whisper.

4. Obsolete Pure; unadulterated.

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[Middle English, absolute, pure, from Old French mier, pure, from Latin merus.]

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mere ²  (mîr)

n.

A small lake, pond, or marsh: "Sometimes on lonely mountain meres/I find a magic bark" Tennyson.

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[Middle English, from Old English; see mori- in Indo-European roots.]

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mere ¹

Adjective

nothing more than: the election in Slovenia seems a mere formality [Latin merus pure]

merely adv

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mere ²

Noun

Brit dialect or archaic a lake [Old English: sea, lake]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mere - a small pond of standing water       Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom pond, pool - a small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing"
Adj.	1.	mere - being nothing more than specified; "a mere child" specified - clearly and explicitly stated; "meals are at specified times"
	2.	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" simple, bare plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"

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mere

adjective 1. simple, merely, no more than, nothing more than, just, common, plain, pure, pure and simple, unadulterated, unmitigated, unmixed

adjective 2. bare, slender, trifling, meagre, just, only, basic, no more than, minimal, scant, paltry, skimpy, scanty

Translations

mere [mɪəʳ] adj → simple, mero

mere [mɪəʳ] adj → simple; [chance] → pur(e);

a mere two hours → seulement deux heures

mere [mɪəʳ] adj → bloß;

his mere presence irritates her → schon or allein seine Anwesenheit ärgert sie;

she is a mere child → sie ist noch ein Kind;

it's a mere trifle → es ist eine Lappalie;

by mere chance → rein durch Zufall

mere [mɪəʳ] adj → semplice;

by a mere chance → per mero caso

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mere

adj mere [miə]

no more than or no better than a mere child; the merest suggestion of criticism.maar netمُجَردَобикновенpouhý, prostýblot (et barn); mindstebloß, reinαπλός, μόνος, σκέτοςsimple, meroei miski muu kui, pelkمحضpelkkäsimpleרַקकेवलpuk, čistpuszta, merő, egyszerűhanyasem er ekkert meira ensemplice, soloほんの...에 불과한, 그저 ...인paprastas, tikrastīrais; niecīgākaiscumaniet meer danbare, ren (og skjær), simpelzwykłysimplesnumai, doarне более чемčíry; obyčajnýsamništa doblott, ren, baraเพียงเท่านั้นsadece僅僅的сущий, справжнійمحضchỉ là仅仅的

adv ˈmerely

simply or only I was merely asking a question.maar netمُجَرَّدا، فَقَطпростоjenomblot; kunbloßαπλά, μόνοsólo, meramenteainultتنهاainoastaanseulementרַקकेवल इतना हीjedinocsupánsekadareinungissolamente単に그저, 단지paprasčiausiai, tiktaitikai; vienīgicumaalleen maarutelukkende, blott, barepo prostu, jedyniesimplesmentepur şi simplu; doarпросто, толькоlensamosamobara, endastอย่างง่าย ๆsadece僅僅тільки, лишеصرفđơn thuần仅仅