'Simply' definitions:
Definition of 'simply'
(from WordNet)
adverb
And nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment" [syn: merely, simply, just, only, but]
adverb
Absolutely; "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!" [syn: just, simply]
adverb
Absolutely; altogether; really; "we are simply broke"
adverb
In a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply" [syn: plainly, simply]
Definition of 'Simply'
From: GCIDE
- Simply \Sim"ply\, adv.
- 1. In a simple manner or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; along; merely; solely; barely. [1913 Webster]
- [They] make that now good or evil, . . . which otherwise of itself were not simply the one or the other. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
- Simply the thing I am Shall make me live. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Plainly; without art or subtlety. [1913 Webster]
- Subverting worldly strong and worldly wise By simply meek. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Weakly; foolishly. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] Simulacher
Synonyms of 'simply'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolutely,
- aesthetically,
- after a fashion,
- alone,
- altogether,
- appreciably,
- apprehensibly,
- articulately,
- artistically,
- artlessly,
- ascetically,
- at any rate,
- at best,
- at least,
- at most,
- at the least,
- at the most,
- at the outside,
- at worst,
- austerely,
- barely,
- becomingly,
- but,
- casually,
- clearly,
- coherently,
- commonly,
- commonplacely,
- comparatively,
- completely,
- comprehensibly,
- decently,
- decorously,
- definitely,
- detectably,
- distinctly,
- easily,
- effortlessly,
- elegantly,
- en famille,
- entirely,
- exclusively,
- explicitly,
- expressly,
- facilely,
- fairly,
- familiarly,
- fully,
- genteelly,
- genuinely,
- gracefully,
- guilelessly,
- hands down,
- in a manner,
- in a way,
- in good taste,
- in part,
- in plain English,
- in plain terms,
- in plain words,
- in some measure,
- incompletely,
- informally,
- ingenuously,
- innocently,
- integrally,
- intelligibly,
- irreducibly,
- just,
- leastwise,
- lightly,
- like clockwork,
- like nothing,
- limpidly,
- lucidly,
- matter-of-factly,
- merely,
- mildly,
- moderately,
- modestly,
- naturally,
- no sweat,
- not comprehensively,
- not exhaustively,
- obviously,
- offhand,
- offhandedly,
- on easy terms,
- only,
- openheartedly,
- openly,
- ordinarily,
- part,
- partially,
- partly,
- pellucidly,
- perspicuously,
- plainly,
- point-blank,
- pro tanto,
- properly,
- prosaically,
- purely,
- quietly,
- readily,
- really,
- relatively,
- relaxedly,
- sans ceremonie,
- seemly,
- severely,
- simply and solely,
- singly,
- smoothly,
- so far,
- solely,
- somewhat,
- sparely,
- sparsely,
- starkly,
- swimmingly,
- tastefully,
- thus far,
- to a degree,
- to some degree,
- to the point,
- tolerably,
- totally,
- unaffectedly,
- unambiguously,
- unanalyzably,
- unassumingly,
- unceremoniously,
- unconstrainedly,
- understandably,
- undividedly,
- unequivocally,
- unmistakably,
- unobtrusively,
- unofficially,
- unpretentiously,
- unreservedly,
- visibly,
- wholly,
- with taste,
- without ceremony,
- without difficulty