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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (4)

1. isolated from others;
- Example: "could be alone in a crowded room"
- Example: "was alone with her thoughts"
- Example: "I want to be alone"

2. lacking companions or companionship;
- Example: "he was alone when we met him"
- Example: "she is alone much of the time"
- Example: "the lone skier on the mountain"
- Example: "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"
- Example: "a lonely soul"
- Example: "a solitary traveler"
[syn: alone(p), lone(a), lonely(a), solitary]

3. exclusive of anyone or anything else;
- Example: "she alone believed him"
- Example: "cannot live by bread alone"
- Example: "I'll have this car and this car only"
[syn: alone(p), only]

4. radically distinctive and without equal;
- Example: "he is alone in the field of microbiology"
- Example: "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"
- Example: "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"
- Example: "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"
- Example: "unparalleled athletic ability"
- Example: "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history"
[syn: alone(p), unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled]


ADVERB (2)

1. without any others being included or involved;
- Example: "was entirely to blame"
- Example: "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"
- Example: "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"
- Example: "did it solely for money"
- Example: "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"
- Example: "a privilege granted only to him"
[syn: entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, only]

2. without anybody else or anything else;
- Example: "the child stayed home alone"
- Example: "the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing"
- Example: "he flew solo"
[syn: alone, solo, unaccompanied]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Alone \A*lone"\, a. [All + one. OE. al one all allone, AS. [=a]n one, alone. See All, One, Lone.] 1. Quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solitary; -- applied to a person or thing. [1913 Webster] Alone on a wide, wide sea. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster] It is not good that the man should be alone. --Gen. ii. 18. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or by itself; by themselves; without any thing more or any one else; without a sharer; only. [1913 Webster] Man shall not live by bread alone. --Luke iv. 4. [1913 Webster] The citizens alone should be at the expense. --Franklin. [1913 Webster] 3. Sole; only; exclusive. [R.] [1913 Webster] God, by whose alone power and conversation we all live, and move, and have our being. --Bentley. [1913 Webster] 4. Hence; Unique; rare; matchless. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Note: The adjective alone commonly follows its noun. [1913 Webster] To let alone or To leave alone, to abstain from interfering with or molesting; to suffer to remain in its present state. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Alone \A*lone"\, adv. Solely; simply; exclusively. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

alone adv 1: 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" [syn: entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, only] 2: without anybody else or anything else; "the child stayed home alone"; "the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing"; "he flew solo" [syn: alone, solo, unaccompanied] adj 1: isolated from others; "could be alone in a crowded room"; "was alone with her thoughts"; "I want to be alone" 2: 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" [syn: alone(p), lone(a), lonely(a), solitary] 3: exclusive of anyone or anything else; "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and this car only" [syn: alone(p), only] 4: 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" [syn: alone(p), unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

95 Moby Thesaurus words for "alone": abandoned, absolute, alienated, all alone, aloof, apart, azygous, barely, but, by itself, celibate, companionless, deserted, desolate, detached, entirely, excellent, exclusively, first and last, friendless, good, homeless, impair, in solitude, in the singular, incomparable, independently, individually, inimitable, insular, isolate, isolated, just, kithless, lone, lonely, lonesome, matchless, merely, odd, once, one and only, one by one, only, only-begotten, out-of-the-way, particularly, peerless, per se, plainly, private, purely, remote, removed, retired, rootless, secluded, second to none, separate, separated, separately, severally, simply, simply and solely, single-handed, single-handedly, singly, singular, singularly, sole, solely, solitary, solo, superior, unabetted, unaccompanied, unaided, unassisted, unattended, unequaled, unescorted, unexampled, unexcelled, unique, unmatched, unpaired, unparalleled, unrepeatable, unrepeated, unrivaled, unseconded, unsupported, unsurpassed, withdrawn, without equal
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

ALONE, adj. In bad company. In contact, lo! the flint and steel, By spark and flame, the thought reveal That he the metal, she the stone, Had cherished secretly alone. Booley Fito