Grammatical class

Adverb

bonnement

(archaic) really, exactly

Details

Syllables

bon-ne-ment

Phonetics

bɔ.nə.mɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adverb

Freq. (books)

9491

Freq. (movies)

14763

Freq. (news)

18331

Sentences

Tout bonnement

Quite simply

A1

Ce repas était tout bonnement divin.

That meal was simply divine.

A1

C'est tout bonnement faux.

That's just plain wrong.

A2

Bien évidemment, ça m'intéresse, mais parfois je suis tout bonnement fatigué.

Obviously it interests me, but sometimes I'm just tired.

A2

Je suppose que la société offre un charme étonnant. Si le fait d'y vivre est franchement ennuyeux, celui de vivre hors d'elle est tout bonnement tragique.

I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But to be out of it is simply a tragedy.

B2