[ˈpɫaː.neː], [ˈplaː.ne]
OrigoFrom plānus (“intelligible, clear”).
- plainly (to the senses or understanding), distinctly, intelligibly
- clearly, obviously; (also used as an affirmative answer)
“Nihil agis, nihil mōlīris, nihil cōgitās, quod nōn ego nōn modo audiam, sed etiam videam plānēque sentiam.” — [There is] nothing you do, nothing you attempt, nothing you plan, which I not only do not hear, but also can [not] see and clearly understand.
(The adverb plane + the enclitic particle -que. Several o
- wholly, utterly, thoroughly, quite
Formaeplānē(canonical) · plānius(comparative) · plānissimē(superlative)