bonnement

French

Etymology

From bonne +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔn.mɑ̃/

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Adverb

bonnement

1. (archaic) really, exactly
2. simply

   tout bonnement ― quite simply

Usage notes

• This term is not used as the adverb corresponding to bon (“good”); bien (“well”) serves that purpose. Similarly, malement is not used in Modern French.
• Always used with tout. Compare tout simplement.

Further reading

• “bonnement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.