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Alone   /əlˈoʊn/   Listen
Alone

adverb
1.
Without any others being included or involved.  Synonyms: entirely, exclusively, only, solely.  "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"
2.
Without anybody else or anything else.  Synonyms: solo, unaccompanied.  "The pillar stood alone, supporting nothing" , "He flew solo"
adjective
1.
Isolated from others.  "Was alone with her thoughts" , "I want to be alone"
2.
Lacking companions or companionship.  Synonyms: lone, lonely, solitary.  "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"
3.
Exclusive of anyone or anything else.  Synonym: only.  "Cannot live by bread alone" , "I'll have this car and this car only"
4.
Radically distinctive and without equal.  Synonyms: unequaled, unequalled, unique, unparalleled.  "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"



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"Alone" Quotes from Famous Books



... letters alone would have brought him fame. They presented the most graphic and sympathetic picture of Syrian travel ever written—one that will never become antiquated or obsolete so long as human nature remains unchanged. From beginning to end the tale is rarely, reverently told. Its closing paragraph ...
— Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete - The Personal And Literary Life Of Samuel Langhorne Clemens • Albert Bigelow Paine

... losing no opportunity for the finest flattery, made himself entertaining and agreeable, enjoyed himself; he implored the touch of a hand which was at once given him, he sometimes caught it without asking leave, he kissed it once and again. I, the while, alone in a corner, avoided a sight which irritated me; stifling my sighs, cracking my fingers with grasping my wrists, plunged in melancholy, covered with a cold sweat, I could neither show nor ...
— The Kempton-Wace Letters • Jack London

... us, and—what we had never thought of doing before—Susanna hurried on by herself a little way, so that we each came back to the others alone. ...
— The Visionary - Pictures From Nordland • Jonas Lie

... peremptorily ordered him to stop; for the letter proved to be a violent and calumnious libel upon Orange, together with a strong appeal in favor of the peace propositions then under debate at Cologne. The Prince alone, of all the assembly, preserving his tranquillity, ordered the document to be brought to him, and forthwith read it aloud himself, from beginning to end. Afterwards, he took occasion to express his mind concerning the ceaseless calumnies of which he was the mark. He especially ...
— The Rise of the Dutch Republic, 1555-1566 • John Lothrop Motley

... that heard such sound Beneath the hollow round Of Cynthia's seat, the Airy region thrilling, Now was almost won To think her part was done, And that her reign had here its last fulfilling: She knew such harmony alone Could hold all Heaven and Earth in ...
— The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 • Ministry of Education


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