mere

Definition

Examples

The repair took a mere ten minutes, so work resumed quickly.

Word Family

Synonyms

• simpleany herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
• barelay bare
• purefree of extraneous elements of any kind

Collocations

• Easy mere child
  describing mere child (a small pond of standing water)
• Medium a mere fraction of projected costs
  referring to a mere fraction of projected costs
• Hard dismissed objections as a mere technicality
  to dismissed objections as a mere technicality, meaning to bar from attention or consideration
• Very Hard pale into insignificance by mere juxtaposition
  to pale into insignificance by mere juxtaposition, meaning to turn pale, as if in fear