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
Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you
love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You
have to get up in the morning and write something you love,
something to live for.