"sheerness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sheernesses [plural]
Etymology: From sheer + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sheer|ness}} sheer + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sheerness (countable and uncountable, plural sheernesses)
  1. (uncountable) The property of being sheer. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-sheerness-en-noun-iLMsa2yb
  2. (countable, rare) The result or product of being sheer. Tags: countable, rare
    Sense id: en-sheerness-en-noun-t4yBYfiL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 28 72

Inflected forms

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