Usage Note
Pleinement intensifies a verb or adjective to express totality — vivre pleinement means to live life to the fullest. It is more emphatic and literary than complètement. The root adjective plein (full) also appears in the phrase en plein air (outdoors) and en plein milieu (right in the middle).
Examples
"Il profite pleinement de ses vacances."
Natural Translation
He is making the most of his holidays.
Literal Translation
He profits fully from his holidays.
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