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adj.

1. Being apart from others; solitary.
2. Being without anyone or anything else; only.
3. Considered separately from all others of the same class.
4. Being without equal; unique.

adv.

1. Without others: sang alone while the choir listened.
2. Without help: carried the suitcases alone.
3. Exclusively; only: The burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone.

[Middle English : al, all; see all + one, one; see one.]

aloneness a·lone'ness n.

SYNONYMS   alone, lonely, lonesome, solitary. These adjectives describe lack of companionship. Alone emphasizes being apart from others but does not necessarily imply unhappiness: "I am never less alone, than when I am alone" (James Howell). Lonely often connotes painful awareness of being alone: "'No doubt they are dead,' she thought, and felt . . . sadder and . . . lonelier for the thought" (Ouida). Lonesome emphasizes a plaintive desire for companionship: "You must keep up your spirits, mother, and not be lonesome because I'm not at home" (Charles Dickens). Solitary often stresses physical isolation that is self-imposed: I thoroughly enjoyed my solitary dinner.

adjective

1. Lacking the company of others: companionless, lone, lonely, lonesome, single, solitary, unaccompanied. See include/exclude.
2. Set away from all others: apart, detached, isolate, isolated, lone, removed, solitary. See include/exclude.
3. Without equal or rival: incomparable, matchless, nonpareil, only, peerless, singular, unequaled, unexampled, unique, unmatched, unparalleled, unrivaled. See same/different/compare.

adverb

1. Without the presence or aid of another: single-handedly, singly, solely, solitarily, solo. Idioms: all by one's lonesome, by oneself. See include/exclude.
2. To the exclusion of anyone or anything else: but, entirely, exclusively, only, solely. See include/exclude.

adj

Definition: separate; apart
Antonyms: together

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

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

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IN BRIEF: Apart from anyone or anything else.

We neither laugh alone, nor weep alone, why then should we pray alone? — Aikin Barbauld (1743-1825), English poet & writer.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - alene, ene, ensom
adv. - på egen hånd, alene

idioms:

• all alone    helt alene, på egen hånd
• go it alone    klare det selv

Nederlands (Dutch)
alleen

Français (French)
adj. - seul, (fig) tranquille, tout seul, en paix
adv. - seul, (fig) tranquille, tout seul, en paix

idioms:

• all alone    tout seul
• go it alone    faire cavalier seul

Deutsch (German)
adj. - allein
adv. - allein

idioms:

• all alone    mutterseelenallein
• go it alone    etwas im Alleingang tun

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μόνος, μοναχός, μοναδικός, μοναχικός
adv. - μόνο

idioms:

• all alone    ολομόναχος
• go it alone    αποδύομαι σε κάτι μόνος μου

Italiano (Italian)
da solo

idioms:

• all alone    solo soletto
• go it alone    agire per conto proprio
• let alone    tanto meno, figuriamoci!

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sozinho, só, único, abandonado
adv. - só, apenas

idioms:

• all alone    completamente só
• go it alone    ir sozinho
• let alone    deixar (algo ou alguém) em paz
• live alone    viver sozinho
• stand alone    ficar sozinho

Русский (Russian)
один, только, одинокий

idioms:

• all alone    совсем один
• go it alone    делать в одиночку, без помощи других
• let alone    не говоря уже о
• live alone    живет один
• stand alone    не иметь сторонников, не иметь себе равных

Español (Spanish)
adj. - solo, a solas, solitario
adv. - solo, solamente, exclusivamente

idioms:

• all alone    completamente solo
• go it alone    hacerlo por sí solo, sin ayuda alguna

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ensam, på egen hand
adv. - endast, uteslutande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
单独的, 独自的, 单单, 仅, 只有, 独自地

idioms:

• all alone    独个儿, 独立地
• go it alone    单干, 独自过活

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 單獨的, 獨自的, 單單, 僅, 只有
adv. - 獨自地

idioms:

• all alone    獨個兒, 獨立地
• go it alone    單幹, 獨自過活

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 오직 ~뿐인
adv. - 혼자서

idioms:

• go it alone    혼자 힘으로 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 単独に, …だけ

idioms:

• all alone    全くひとりで, 独力で
• go it alone    ひとりでやる
• let alone    かまわないでおく, 触らないでおく, …はもちろんのこと
• let someone alone    そっとしておく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) وحيدا, مفردا بنفسه (ظرف) فقط, فحسب, وحده دون غيره‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לבדו, לבד‬
adv. - ‮לבדו, לבד, בלבד‬

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Stand Alone	home alone
Home Alone	alone in the wilderness