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alone definition
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Grep of noun alone abalone aloneness edmond malone edmund malone malone methaqualone sauce-alone Overview of adj alone The adj alone has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (26) alone -- (isolated from others "could be alone in a crowded room"; "was alone with her thoughts"; "I want to be alone") 2. (4) alone, lone, lonely, solitary -- (lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler") 3. (1) alone, only -- (exclusive of anyone or anything else; "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and this car only") 4. alone, unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled -- (radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history") Overview of adv alone The adv alone has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (32) entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, only -- (without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him") 2. (28) alone, solo, unaccompanied -- (without anybody else; "the child stayed home alone"; "he flew solo") Antonyms of adj alone 4 senses of alone Sense 1 alone(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA unsocial) -> social Sense 2 alone(prenominal), lone(postnominal), lonely(postnominal), solitary INDIRECT (VIA unaccompanied) -> accompanied, attended Sense 3 alone(prenominal), only INDIRECT (VIA exclusive) -> inclusive Sense 4 alone(prenominal), unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled INDIRECT (VIA incomparable) -> comparable Similarity of adj alone 4 senses of alone Sense 1 alone(prenominal) => unsocial (vs. social) Sense 2 alone(prenominal), lone(postnominal), lonely(postnominal), solitary => unaccompanied (vs. accompanied) Sense 3 alone(prenominal), only => exclusive (vs. inclusive) Sense 4 alone(prenominal), unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled => incomparable (vs. comparable), uncomparable Attributes of adj alone Familiarity of adj alone alone used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj alone alone stand-alone Overview of adj alone The adj alone has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (26) alone -- (isolated from others "could be alone in a crowded room"; "was alone with her thoughts"; "I want to be alone") 2. (4) alone, lone, lonely, solitary -- (lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler") 3. (1) alone, only -- (exclusive of anyone or anything else; "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and this car only") 4. alone, unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled -- (radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history") Overview of adv alone The adv alone has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (32) entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, only -- (without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him") 2. (28) alone, solo, unaccompanied -- (without anybody else; "the child stayed home alone"; "he flew solo")
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