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adjective (used predicatively)
1.
separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
2.
to the exclusion of all others or all else: One cannot live by bread alone.
3.
unique; unequaled; unexcelled: He is alone among his peers in devotion to duty.
adverb
4.
solitarily; solely: She prefers to live alone.
5.
only; exclusively.
6.
without aid or help: The baby let go of the side of the crib and stood alone.
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Aloneness
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7.
leave alone,
a.
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself: Leave him alone—he wants to rest.
b.
to refrain from annoying or interfering with: The youngsters wouldn't leave the dog alone, and he finally turned on them.
8.
let alone,
a.
to refrain from annoying or interfering with.
b.
not to mention: He was too tired to walk, let alone run.
9.
let well enough alone, to be satisfied with the existing situation; refrain from attempting to change conditions: Marriages are often destroyed by relatives who will not let well enough alone.
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a·lone·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. single, solitary; unaccompanied, unattended. Alone, lone, lonely, lonesome all imply being without companionship or association. Alone is colorless unless reinforced by all; it then suggests solitariness or desolation: alone in the house; all alone on an island. Lone is somewhat poetic or is intended humorously: a lone sentinel. Lonely implies a sad or disquieting feeling of isolation. Lonesome connotes emotion, a longing for companionship.
1. single, solitary; unaccompanied, unattended. Alone, lone, lonely, lonesome all imply being without companionship or association. Alone is colorless unless reinforced by all; it then suggests solitariness or desolation: alone in the house; all alone on an island. Lone is somewhat poetic or is intended humorously: a lone sentinel. Lonely implies a sad or disquieting feeling of isolation. Lonesome connotes emotion, a longing for companionship.
Antonyms
1. accompanied.
1. accompanied.
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alone
c.1300 contraction of O.E. all ana "all by oneself," from all "all, wholly" + an "one" (see one). Similar compounds found in Ger. (allein) and Du. (alleen).
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