What is another word for sheerness?

Pronunciation: [ʃˈi͡ənəs] (IPA)

Sheerness is a term that describes the sheer quality of a fabric or material. It can also refer to the transparency or lightness of an object or substance. Synonyms for sheerness include translucency, diaphanousness, transparency, and sheer strength. These words all describe the ability of an object to let light pass through or reflect off of its surface. Other similar words include lightness, delicacy, and gossamer, which all suggest a lightweight and airy quality. Sheerness can also be described as being ethereal, feathery, or floaty, which suggest a lightness and gracefulness that is synonymous with sheerness.

What are the hypernyms for Sheerness?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Sheerness

Shortly after I had joined her, we sailed to Woolwich, and received on board our guard, which was composed of a detachment of his Majesty's 46th regiment of foot, and after receiving a portion of our convicts, we proceeded on our passage to Portsmouth: we received another portion from sheerness, and in two days arrived at Portsmouth.
"Narrative of a Voyage to India; of a Shipwreck on board the Lady Castlereagh; and a Description of New South Wales"
W. B. Cramp
And so it happened that Tristram, stretched in the hospital at sheerness, with his head to the wall, and thirty wounded men on either side of him, heard in his painless dose a sharp cry, and then a voice that seemed to call him across miles of empty space.
"The Blue Pavilions"
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
After an interview with Sir Peter in London, he embarked, on the 9th of October, at sheerness, whence the Bristol proceeded to the Nore at the end of November.
"Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I"
Sir John Ross

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