alone
By oneself, solitary.
Example
“I can't ask for help because I am alone.”
Other meanings
Not involved in a romantic relationship.
Lacking peers who share one's beliefs, experiences, practices, etc.
“Senator Craddock wants to abolish the estate tax, and she's not alone.”
Related words
- aloneness
- quirkyalone
- alonely
- leave it alone
- let it alone
- alonement
- take it or leave it alone
- leave things alone
- let things alone
- bowling alone thesis
- all alone
Word history
From Middle English "allone".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “alone” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.