What is the meaning of simply?

And nothing more.
- usage: "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"
- synonyms: merely, just, only, but
Absolutely.
- usage: "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful"
- synonyms: just
Absolutely; altogether; really.
- usage: "we are simply broke"
In a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment.
- usage: "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply"
- synonyms: plainly

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