steep, abrupt, precipitous, sheer mean having an incline approaching the perpendicular. steep implies such sharpness of pitch that ascent or descent is very difficult.

The hard work, ingenuity and sheer intellect that went into many of these studies is indeed impressive, and well demonstrated by such extended illustration.

1. transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics: sheer stockings. 2. unmixed with anything else; unadulterated: sheer rock; sheer luck. 3. unqualified; utter: sheer nonsense. 4. extending down or up …

The athlete's sheer willpower helped him come through the injury and win the race. Чистая воля спортсмена помогла ему восстановиться после травмы и победить в гонке.

Перевод Sheer - чистый, явный, отвесно, абсолютно. Транскрипция - |ʃɪr|. Примеры - sheer folly, sheer cliff, by sheer force, sheer ignorance, sheer stockings, from sheer habit.

A sheer cliff or drop is extremely steep or completely vertical. There was a sheer drop just outside my window.

Nov 18, 2025 · Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something. The army's sheer size made it impossible to resist.

Definition of sheer adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Though shear and sheer sound the same, their meanings diverge significantly. Shear refers to cutting or force-induced displacement within materials, whereas sheer signifies extremity or purity in terms of …

sheer adjective (THIN) Sheer clothing or material is so thin, light, and delicate that you can see through it: sheer nylon tights