All 4 Uses of
sheer
in
Childhood's End
- Its depth and resonance gave the single clue that existed in Karellen's physical nature, fbr it left an overwhelming impression of sheer size.†
Chpt 2
- Sheer curiosity was also a powerful motive, and so was a determination to get his own back for the trick that had been played upon him.†
Chpt 4
- Now it no longer appeared quite so marvellous, for he knew that like most of the Supervisor's abilities it was the result of sheer intellectual power and not of any special talent.†
Chpt 4
- Its size affected him not in the least: sheer immensity no longer had any power over his mind.†
Chpt 24 *
Definition:
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(sheer as in: a sheer blouse) typically of fabric: very thin and delicate -- often transparent