alone
English
/əˈləʊn/, /əˈloʊn/, /ɐˈluŋ/
adj
Definitions
- by By oneself, solitary.
- Apart from, or exclusive of, others.
- Considered separately.
- Without equal.
- (obsolete) Unique; rare; matchless.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English allone prefix from English one.
Origin
English
one
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alonely English
- aloneness English
- alonest English
- any English
- anyone English
- atone English
- bedeen English
- everyone English
- noone English
- one English
- one's English
- one-armed English
- one-eyed English
- one-footed English
- one-handed English
- one-itis English
- one-legged English
- one-liner English
- one-off English
- one-reeler English
- one-way English
- one-year-old English
- onefold English
- onehead English
- onehood English
- oneish English
- oneitis English
- oneling English
- onement English
- oneness English
- oner English
- onescore English
- oneself English
- oneship English
- onesided English
- onesome English
- oneth English
- oneties English
- onetime English
- only English
- quirky English
- quirkyalone English
- stand English
- stand-alone English
- that'n English
- this'n English
- yesterday but one English
- Alleinherrscher German
- Alleinschuld German
- allein German
- alleinlassen German
- mutterseelenallein German
- al Dutch, Flemish
- alleen Dutch, Flemish
- alleenheerschappij Dutch, Flemish
- alleenheerser Dutch, Flemish
- alleenrecht Dutch, Flemish
- alleenstaand Dutch, Flemish
- een Dutch, Flemish
- moederziel alleen Dutch, Flemish
- on French
- allena Swedish
- ena Swedish
- ワンマン Japanese
- all Middle English
- allone Middle English
- alonnesse Middle English
- aloonly Middle English
- one Middle English
- oon Middle English
- alene Danish
- alenefar Danish
- allêne Middle Dutch
- al-ein Middle High German
- alein Middle High German
- אַליין Yiddish
- אַלע Yiddish
- איין Yiddish
- al Old Dutch
- ēno Old Dutch
- anlòan Cimbrian
- eläi Alemannic German
- wan Tok Pisin
- wan Sranan Tongo
- wan Fanagalo
- wan Bislama
- one
- any
- only
- oner
- stand
- oneth
- one's
- noone
- atone
- anyone
- oneish
- this'n
- bedeen
- that'n
- quirky
- onetime
- onefold
- one-way
- one-off
- onehood
- onesome
- onehead
- oneself
- oneitis
- oneties
- oneness
- oneling
- onement
- alonest
- oneship
- alonely
- onescore
- onesided
- one-eyed
- one-itis
- everyone
- one-liner
- one-armed
- aloneness
- one-handed
- one-footed
- one-reeler
- one-legged
- stand-alone
- quirkyalone
- one-year-old
- yesterday but one