mere
1
[ meer ]
/ mɪər /
adjective, superlative mer·est.
being nothing more nor better than: a mere pittance; He is still a mere child.
Obsolete.
- pure and unmixed, as wine, a people, or a language.
- fully as much as what is specified; completely fulfilled or developed; absolute.
Origin of mere
1
1250–1300; Middle English < Latin
merus pure, unmixed, mere
synonym study for mere
1.
Mere,
bare imply a scant sufficiency. They are often interchangeable, but
mere frequently means no more than (enough).
Bare suggests scarcely as much as (enough). Thus
a mere livelihood means enough to live on but no more;
a bare livelihood means scarcely enough to live on.
Words nearby mere
mercy killing,
mercy seat,
mercy stroke,
merde,
merdivorous,
mere,
meredith,
merely,
merengue,
mereology,
merese
Definition for mere (2 of 5)
mere
2
[ meer ]
/ mɪər /
noun
Chiefly British Dialect.
a lake or pond.
Obsolete.
any body of sea water.
Origin of mere
2
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German
Meer, Old Norse
marr, Gothic
marei, Old Irish
muir, Latin
mare
Definition for mere (3 of 5)
mere
3
or mear
[ meer ]
/ mɪər /
noun British Dialect.
a boundary or boundary marker.
Origin of mere
3
before 900; Middle English; Old English (
ge)mǣre; cognate with Old Norse
mǣri; akin to Latin
mūrus wall, rim
Definition for mere (4 of 5)
mère
[ mer; English mair ]
/ mɛr; English mɛər /
noun, plural mères [mer; English mairz] /mɛr; English mɛərz/. French.
Definition for mere (5 of 5)
-mere
a combining form meaning “part,” used in the formation of compound words: blastomere.
Origin of -mere
combining form representing Greek
méros
Example sentences from the Web for mere
British Dictionary definitions for mere (1 of 5)
mere
1
/ (mɪə) /
adjective superlative merest
being nothing more than something specified
she is a mere child
Word Origin for mere
C15: from Latin
merus pure, unmixed
British Dictionary definitions for mere (2 of 5)
mere
2
/ (mɪə) /
noun
archaic, or dialect
a lake or marsh
obsolete
the sea or an inlet of it
Word Origin for mere
Old English
mere sea, lake; related to Old Saxon
meri sea, Old Norse
marr, Old High German
mari; compare Latin
mare
British Dictionary definitions for mere (3 of 5)
mere
3
/ (mɪə) /
noun
archaic
a boundary or boundary marker
Word Origin for mere
Old English
gemǣre
British Dictionary definitions for mere (4 of 5)
mere
4
/ (ˈmɛrɪ) /
noun
NZ
a short flat striking weapon
Word Origin for mere
Māori
British Dictionary definitions for mere (5 of 5)
-mere
n combining form
indicating a part or division
blastomere
Derived forms of -mere
-meric, adj combining formWord Origin for -mere
from Greek
meros part, portion
Medical definitions for mere
-mere
suff.
Part; segment:blastomere, polymer.
Scientific definitions for mere
-mere
-mer
A suffix meaning part or segment, as in blastomere, one of the cells that form a blastula.