sheer

adjective/ʃɪə/CEFR C1

নিছক, একেবারে; খাড়া; পাতলা স্বচ্ছ

Meaning

Complete and nothing else, very steep, or very thin and see-through.

Example sentences

It was sheer luck.এটা ছিল নিছক ভাগ্য।
A sheer cliff rose behind the village.গ্রামের পেছনে একটি খাড়া পাহাড় ছিল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: translucent, utter

Antonyms: gentle, thick

Similar words, and what each means

translucent
আধা-স্বচ্ছ, আলো ভেদ করে এমন
Allowing light through but not fully clear.
utter
উচ্চারণ করা
To say something or make a sound with your voice.
see-through
ভেতরটা দেখা যায় এমন, স্বচ্ছ
Thin or clear enough to see through, especially of cloth.
semi-transparent
আধা-স্বচ্ছ
Letting some light through, so shapes behind are blurred.

Other English words for “নিছক, একেবারে; খাড়া; পাতলা স্বচ্ছ”

merely
Only, and nothing more.
totally
Completely, in every way.
vertical
Pointing straight up and down at a right angle to the ground.
upright
Sitting or standing with a straight, vertical back.
erect
Standing straight up, or to put up a building or structure.

Opposite words

gentle
কোমল, মৃদু, কোমল স্বভাবের
Soft, calm, and careful in the way you act.
thick
মোটা, পুরু, ঘন
Wide between two opposite sides, or dense.

“sheer” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Depth and accuracy beat sheer quantity.
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It was cut by a glacier, not a river — which is why the sides are sheer, the water inside is extraordinarily deep, and the mouth is often shallower than the middle.
fjord — dictionary →

Where this word is used

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“sheer” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • অপ্রতিরোধ্য, বিহ্বলকর
- • পার্থিব, ভূ-সম্পর্কিত
- • নিছক, একেবারে; খাড়া; পাতলা স্বচ্ছ
- • মাতৃসংক্রান্ত, মায়ের দিকের
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নিছক, একেবারে; খাড়া; পাতলা স্বচ্ছ — sheer (adjective) — নিছক, একেবারে; খাড়া; পাতলা স্বচ্ছ. Complete and nothing else, very steep, or very thin and see-through.
Which word is closest in meaning to “sheer”?
- • intrepid
- • unhurried
- • translucent
- • herculean
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translucent — translucent — আধা-স্বচ্ছ, আলো ভেদ করে এমন. Allowing light through but not fully clear.

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