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nothing more than

nothing more than adverb: merely.

Adverb

nothing more than (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Merely.
    • Of course he disappointed you. The man is nothing more than a fraud and a swindler.

Questions about nothing more than

What does nothing more than mean?
Nothing more than means merely.
What part of speech is nothing more than?
Nothing more than is an adverb.

Words near nothing more than in the dictionary

  1. nothing if not
  2. nothing is certain but death and taxes
  3. nothing is said that has not been said before
  4. nothing less than
  5. nothing like
  6. nothing more than
  7. nothing new under the sun
  8. nothing personal
  9. nothing sandwich
  10. nothing sandwiches
  11. nothing short of

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