Thesaurus:sheer

Thesaurus

sheer

English

Adjective

Sense: of fabric, capable of being seen through

Synonyms

• diaphanous
• filmy
• gauzy
• gossamer
• see-through
• sheer

Antonyms

• opaque    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• thin
• translucent    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:total
• Thesaurus:slope
• Thesaurus:transparent

Further reading

• “425. transparency” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “sheer” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.