bonnement
simply, plainly (used in 'tout bonnement')
adverb bon-MAHN Rare
Origin: from bon 'good' + -ement
Usage Note
Bonnement almost always appears in the fixed phrase tout bonnement meaning 'quite simply' or 'purely and simply', used to underscore that something is straightforwardly the case. It is rare in isolation. Register is formal to neutral.
Examples
"C'est tout bonnement impossible à faire."
Natural Translation
It is quite simply impossible to do.

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