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.

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

mere² (mîr)
n.

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

[Middle English, from Old English.]

mere³ (mîr)
n. Archaic.

A boundary.

[Middle English, from Old English mǣre.]

adjective

Considered apart from anything else: very. See include/exclude, specific/general.

[MC]

1. A boundary between two fields which might be marked by merestones or a mere path.

2. A pond.

IN BRIEF: Nothing more than.

Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough. — Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)

Tutor's tip: Another word that sounds similar to "mere" which means nothing more than, is "mirror" which is a reflective looking glass.

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Common misspelling(s) of mere

• mear

Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - blot, kun, ren

idioms:

• mere right    teoretisk rettighed

2.
n. - dam, sø

3.
n. - kølle (brugt som kampvåben af maorierne)

4.
n. - skel (ark.)

Nederlands (Dutch)
louter, puur, meer, grens, baken

Français (French)
1.
adj. - pur, simple, seul, seulement

idioms:

• mere right    (Jur) droit seul

2.
n. - lac (arch)

3.
n. - bâton/arme guerrière des Maoris

4.
n. - limite, frontière

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - rein, bloß

idioms:

• mere right    theoretisches Recht, bloßes Eigentumsrecht (ohne Nutzungsrecht)

2.
n. - See, Teich

3.
n. - maorische Kriegskeule

4.
n. - Grenze, Markstein

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απλός, σκέτος, νέτος, τίποτε άλλο από
n. - (απαρχ. ή ποιητ.) λιμνούλα

idioms:

• mere right    (νομ.) θεωρητικό δικαίωμα

Italiano (Italian)
mero

idioms:

• mere right    diritto teorico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - simples (comum)
n. - lago (m), limite (m), charco (m)

idioms:

• mere right    direito de lei em teoria (m) (Jur.)

Русский (Russian)
простой, чистый, единственный, озеро, рубеж, проводить границу

idioms:

• mere right    право без возможности его осуществления

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - mero, simple, puro, no más que

idioms:

• mere right    derecho solo (sin posesión)

2.
n. - laguna, brazo de mar

3.
n. - especie de garrote de guerra de los maoríes

4.
n. - límite, limítrofe

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - blott, ren
n. - (liten) sjö, kärr, råmärke

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 仅仅的, 只不过的

idioms:

• mere right    纯权利

2. 浅湖, 池

3. 浅湖, 池

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 淺湖, 池

2.
n. - 淺湖, 池

3.
adj. - 僅僅的, 只不過的

idioms:

• mere right    純權利

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 단순한

2.
n. - 못

3.
n. - 마오리 전쟁 클럽의 한 형태

4.
n. - 경계

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ほんの, 単なる, 全くの

idioms:

• mere right    皆の権利

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مجرد, فقط (الاسم) بركه, بحيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רק, בלבד, גרידא, לא יותר מ-‬
n. - ‮אגם או בריכה טבעית (מיושן)‬
n. - ‮אלת קרב מאורית, בייחוד כזו העשויה מאבן ירקן‬
n. - ‮גבול, ציון גבול‬

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