Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meer

/ˈmɪə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: meer
IPA: /ˈmɪə(ɹ)/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

Obsolete form of mere (“lake”).

Obsolete

adj

Obsolete form of mere.

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete form of mayor.

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete form of mair.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"For, is this more contrary to Scripture […] than 'tis to say, that our blessed Saviour is a meer Man[…]"
"And ſo vve may have an ever-grovving Idea of infinite Number as vvell as infinite Space or Emptineſs, yet it is a meer Idea, and hath no real Exiſtence vvithout us."

Etymology

See mere.

Usage

Obsolete

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

meers (plural) meerer (comparative) meerest (superlative)

Phrases

Harlem Meer

Homonyms

mere

Rhymes With

kia thier freer overseer nier heer dier melchior vanier sightseer prieur farrior

Questions

How do you pronounce meer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪə(ɹ)/.
What does meer mean?: A boundary.
Where does meer come from?: See mere.

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