The difference between Sheer and Thin

When used as nouns, sheer means a sheer curtain or fabric, whereas thin means a loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.

When used as adverbs, sheer means clean, whereas thin means not thickly or closely.

When used as verbs, sheer means to swerve from a course, whereas thin means to make thin or thinner.

When used as adjectives, sheer means very thin or transparent, whereas thin means having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.

check bellow for the other definitions of Sheer and Thin

  1. Sheer as an adjective (textiles):

    Very thin or transparent.

    Examples:

    "Her light, sheer dress caught everyone’s attention."

  2. Sheer as an adjective (obsolete):

    Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated.

  3. Sheer as an adjective (by extension):

    Downright; complete; pure.

    Examples:

    "I think it is sheer genius to invent such a thing."

    "This poem is sheer nonsense."

    "Through technological wizardry and sheer audacity, Google has shown how we can transform the intellectual riches of our libraries...."

  4. Sheer as an adjective:

    Examples:

    "The army's sheer size made it impossible to resist."

  5. Sheer as an adjective:

    Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.

    Examples:

    "It was a sheer drop of 180 feet."

  1. Sheer as an adverb (archaic):

    Clean; quite; at once.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Milton"

  1. Sheer as a noun:

    A sheer curtain or fabric.

    Examples:

    "Use sheers to maximize natural light."

  1. Sheer as a noun (nautical):

    The curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern.

  2. Sheer as a noun (nautical):

    An abrupt swerve from the course of a ship.

  1. Sheer as a verb (chiefly, nautical):

    To swerve from a course.

    Examples:

    "A horse sheers at a bicycle."

  2. Sheer as a verb (obsolete):

    To shear.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Dryden"

  1. Thin as an adjective:

    Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.

    Examples:

    "'thin plate of metal; thin paper; thin board; thin covering"

  2. Thin as an adjective:

    Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.

    Examples:

    "'thin wire; thin string"

  3. Thin as an adjective:

    Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.

    Examples:

    "thin person"

  4. Thin as an adjective:

    Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.

  5. Thin as an adjective:

    Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.

    Examples:

    "The trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin."

  6. Thin as an adjective (golf):

    Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.

  7. Thin as an adjective:

    Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.

  8. Thin as an adjective:

    Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.

    Examples:

    "a thin disguise"

  1. Thin as a noun (philately):

    A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.

  2. Thin as a noun:

    Any food produced or served in thin slices.

    Examples:

    "chocolate mint thins"

    "potato thins"

  1. Thin as a verb (transitive):

    To make thin or thinner.

  2. Thin as a verb (intransitive):

    To become thin or thinner.

  3. Thin as a verb:

    To dilute.

  4. Thin as a verb:

    To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.

  1. Thin as an adverb:

    Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.

    Examples:

    "seed sown thin"

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