Associations to the word «Merely»
Noun
- Coincidence
- Ruse
- Formality
- Supposition
- Pretext
- Whim
- Gratification
- Assertion
- Caprice
- Intellect
- Brahman
- Sake
- Kant
- Convenience
- Absurdity
- Hearer
- Pretence
- Pretension
- Manifestation
- Conceit
- Curiosity
- Embodiment
- Individuality
- Illusion
- Enjoyment
- Reasoning
- Inference
- Standpoint
- Motive
- Insisting
- Pastime
- Imagination
- Imitation
- Repetition
- Pawn
- Indifference
- Superiority
- Negation
- Delusion
Adjective
- Incidental
- Superficial
- Nominal
- Fanciful
- Subjective
- Speculative
- Accidental
- Descriptive
- Asserting
- Sensual
- Trifling
- Rhetorical
- Annoying
- Amusing
- Hypothetical
- Selfish
- Contented
- Indifferent
- Passive
- Unimportant
- Symbolic
- Implied
- Harmless
- Conceivable
- Trivial
- Expedient
- Meaningless
- Probable
- Moral
- Substantive
- Commonplace
- Sentimental
- Rational
- Defendant
- Instinct
- Metaphysical
- Irrelevant
- Ornamental
- Instinctive
- Immoral
- Mundane
- Inquiring
- Unreal
Verb
Wiktionary
MERELY, adverb. (obsolete) Wholly, entirely. [16th-20th c.]
MERELY, adverb. (focus) Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more. [from 16th c.]
Dictionary definition
MERELY, adverb. And nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment".
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.