- sheer / utter nonsense
- barer Unsinn
English-German idiom dictionary. 2013.
sheer / utter nonsense
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nonsense — n. 1) to speak, talk nonsense 2) to put up with, tolerate nonsense 3) (colloq.) (AE) to cut the nonsense 4) arrant (lit.), complete, outright, perfect, pure, sheer, total, utter nonsense 5) nonsense to + int. (it was sheer nonsense to trust them) … Combinatory dictionary
utter — I adjective that s utter nonsense Syn: complete, total, absolute, thorough, perfect, downright, out and out, outright, sheer, arrant, positive, prize, pure, unmitigated II verb Syn: say … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
sheer — c.1200, exempt, free from guilt, later schiere thin, sparse (c.1400), from O.E. scir bright, clear, influenced by O.N. cognate scær bright, clean, pure, from P.Gmc. *skairijaz (Cf. O.S. skiri, O.Fris. skire, Ger. schier, Goth. skeirs clean, pure… … Etymology dictionary
nonsense — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, arrant (old fashioned), complete, pure, sheer, total, utter ▪ Most of his theories are arrant nonsense … Collocations dictionary
sheer — I [[t]ʃɪər[/t]] adj. er, est, adv. n. 1) transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics: sheer stockings[/ex] 2) unmixed with anything else; unadulterated: sheer rock; sheer luck[/ex] 3) unqualified; utter: sheer nonsense[/ex] 4) extending down… … From formal English to slang
sheer´ness — sheer1 «shihr», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. very thin; almost transparent: »Sheer white curtains hung at the little windows to let in as much light as possible. 2. unmixed with anything else; complete: »sheer nonsense. She fainted from… … Useful english dictionary
sheer — sheer1 sheerly, adv. sheerness, n. /shear/, adj., sheerer, sheerest, adv., n. adj. 1. transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics: sheer stockings. 2. unmixed with anything else: We drilled a hundred feet through sheer rock … Universalium
blather — n. nonsense 1) sheer, utter blather 2) blather about * * * utter blather [ nonsense ] sheer blather about … Combinatory dictionary
non·sense — /ˈnɑːnˌsɛns/ noun [noncount] 1 : words or ideas that are foolish or untrue I don t know why you believe that nonsense about certain numbers being unlucky. The stories she told about him are sheer/utter/complete/absolute nonsense. [=the stories… … Useful english dictionary
stark — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, stiff, strong, from Old English stearc; akin to Old High German starc strong, Lithuanian starinti to stiffen more at stare Date: before 12th century 1. a. rigid in or as if in death b. rigidly conforming… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Martin Heidegger — For other uses, see Heidegger (disambiguation). Martin Heidegger Full name Martin Heidegger Born September 26, 1889 Meßkirch, Baden, Germany Died 26 May 1976 … Wikipedia
