mere
adjectiveUK /mɪə/
US /mɪr/
Just a small or simple thing, nothing more.
The lake was a mere puddle after the long summer.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A lake or pond, especially in British English.
We walked around the mere at sunset.
3. Nothing more than; used to emphasize how small something is.
He won by a mere two points.
4. Pure and unmixed, as in mere coincidence.
It was mere luck that we met there.