Mere meaning

What does “mere” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“mere” is a noun and adjective with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a small pond of standing water.

mere

noun

  1. a small pond of standing water

adjective

  1. being nothing more than specified

    “a mere child”

  2. apart from anything else; without additions or modifications

    “only the bare facts”

    “shocked by the mere idea”

    Synonymsbaresimple

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University