simply

Questions about simply

What does simply mean?

simply means "and nothing more". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in simply?

simply has 2 syllables: sim-ply. The stress falls on "sim". In IPA it is /ˈsɪmpli/.

What is another word for simply?

Close synonyms include merely, just, only, but, just. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is simply a common word?

simply is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.