Added 9 October 2026
alone
/əˈləʊn/ adjective
In Latin: sōlus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about alone at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Isolated from others.
could be alone in a crowded room
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Lacking companions or companionship.
he was alone when we met him
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Exclusive of anyone or anything else.
she alone believed him
adverb
Origin
From Middle English allone, from earlier all oon (literally “all one”), contracted from the Old English phrase eall ān (“completely alone”), equivalent to al- (“all”) + one. Cognate with Scots alane (“alone”), Saterland Frisian alleene (“alone”), West Frisian allinne (“alone”), Dutch alleen (“alone”), Low German alleen (“alone”), German allein (“alone”), Danish alene (“alone”), Swedish allena (“alone”). More at all and one. For the different phonological development of alone and one, see the note in one.
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