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Christine Christie Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Sheer

If I said:


"This is a sheer tribute to a dog."



Does 'sheer' mean 'small" or 'great'?



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Christine Christie Does 'sheer' mean 'small" or 'great'? It does not seem to mean anything.

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Christine ChristieDoes 'sheer' mean 'small" or 'great'?

It does not seem to mean anything.

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Christine ChristieDoes 'sheer' mean 'small" or 'great'?

Neither. It's closer to 'pure'. It's normally followed by an abstract noun.

https://onelook.com/?w=sheer&ls=a

sheer number, sheer volume, sheer size, sheer amount, sheer weight, sheer variety, sheer beauty, she

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