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Definition: ALONELY

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Exclusive.[Websters]
2. Being lonely, solitary, reclusive or lone.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb 1. Only; merely; singly.[Websters]
2. In an unique or matchless manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. In a mere or sole manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. In a quiet, serene, unhindered, remote or sedate manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. In an individual, lonesome or separate manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. In a private, reclusive, lone or unassisted manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. In an unaffected, carefree, uneventful, quiescent or untroubled manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
8. In a tranquil or tacit manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
9. In a restful or cool manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
10. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective alone.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective Form
(alone)
1. Isolated from others; "could be alone in a crowded room"; "was alone with her thoughts"; "I want to be alone".[Wordnet].
2. Lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time".[Wordnet].
3. Exclusive of anyone or anything else; "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone".[Wordnet].
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".[Wordnet].
5. Quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solitary; -- applied to a person or thing.[Websters].
6. Of or by itself; by themselves; without any thing more or any one else; without a sharer; only.[Websters].
7. Sole; only; exclusive.[Websters].
8. Hence; Unique; rare; matchless.[Websters].
9. Being solitary, lonely, single, friendless or insular.[Eve - graph theoretic]
10. Adjective base of the adverb alonely.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Alonely" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Note: Alonely \A*lone"ly\, adverb Only; merely; singly. [Obsolete]. (references)

Specialty Definition: ALONELY

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Only; merely; singly. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: ALONELY

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Exclusive.[Websters]
2. Being lonely, solitary, reclusive or lone.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb1. Only; merely; singly.[Websters]
2. In an unique or matchless manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. In a mere or sole manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. In a quiet, serene, unhindered, remote or sedate manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. In an individual, lonesome or separate manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. In a private, reclusive, lone or unassisted manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. In an unaffected, carefree, uneventful, quiescent or untroubled manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
8. In a tranquil or tacit manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
9. In a restful or cool manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
10. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective alone.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective Form
(alone)
1. Isolated from others; "could be alone in a crowded room"; "was alone with her thoughts"; "I want to be alone".[Wordnet].
2. Lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time".[Wordnet].
3. Exclusive of anyone or anything else; "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone".[Wordnet].
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".[Wordnet].
5. Quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solitary; -- applied to a person or thing.[Websters].
6. Of or by itself; by themselves; without any thing more or any one else; without a sharer; only.[Websters].
7. Sole; only; exclusive.[Websters].
8. Hence; Unique; rare; matchless.[Websters].
9. Being solitary, lonely, single, friendless or insular.[Eve - graph theoretic]
10. Adjective base of the adverb alonely.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "ALONELY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Note: Alonely \A*lone"ly\, adverb Only; merely; singly. [Obsolete]. (references)

Specialty Definition: ALONELY

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Only; merely; singly. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Common Expressions: alone

ExpressionsDefinition
A Man AloneA Man Alone is the fourth episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. (references)
Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)Alone (Why Must I Be Alone) is a popular song. (references)
Alone Again, Natura-DiddilyAlone Again, Natura-Diddily is the fourteenth episode of The Simpsons' eleventh season. The episode aired on February 13, 2000. The episode is known as the one where Maude Flanders dies. (references)
Alone in the WorldAlone in the World (Fr: Seule au Monde) is a painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Although the exact year of creation is unknown, Theo van Gogh acquired it in 1867 so it may be placed in the early part of Bouguereau's career. (references)
For Your Eye AloneFor Your Eye Alone, published in 2000, is a collection of letters written by Canadian novelist Robertson Davies; the collection was selected and edited by Judith Skelton Grant. (references)
Home Alone 4 (Malcolm in the Middle episode)Home Alone 4 is the Title of Episode 102 of the FOX Network Series Malcolm in the Middle. It originally aired on January 23, 2000. (references)
Leave aloneLeave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Leave Us Alone CoalitionThe Leave Us Alone Coalition is an idea popularized by conservative/libertarian activist Grover Norquist for a wide-ranging and loose collaboration among various elements of U.S. politics, united by a common desire for minimal involvement with and restrictions from government, especially the U.S. federal government. There is no actual organization by this name, rather, it is a description of a hoped-for reality of cooperation between social conservatives, libertarians / free-market supporters, and various single-issue voters such as gun rights supporters. (references)
Let aloneMuch less; "she can't boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal". Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Man aloneMan alone is the archetypal myth of the New Zealand man, an outsider in his own land, and alone in the world. (references)
Qur'an aloneQur'an alone Muslims or Qur'anic Muslims are those Muslims who reject hadith and abrogation of Qur'anic verses, or recorded Islamic traditions, and follow the Qur'an, Islam's sacred text, without any further additions. (references)
Stand alone networkA computer network with a stand alone network topology, in its simplest form, consists of one computer and one hub or router. (references)
Stand alone virusesHaag, Stephen, et al. Management Information Systems for the Information Age 2nd Canadian Edition. Canada : McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2004. Page 348-349. (references)
To go it alone(Card Playing), to play a hand without the assistance of one's partner. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
To leave alone(a) To leave in solitude. (b) To desist or refrain from having to do with; as, to leave dangerous chemicals alone. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
To let aloneTo leave; to withdraw from; to refrain from interfering with. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
You Alone (Solo Tu)You Alone (Solo Tu) is a popular song. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Expressions: alone

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
CD-Stand AloneArtReference to audio/video players that stand alone in the sense of not needing a computer. The term generally refers to set-top video boxes for network television or to CD players such as CD-3DO, CD-I, CD-MM, CD-TV, CD-VIS, etc. See also Set-top box and CD. (references)
Leave me aloneMultiLingual SlangBreton (kerzh da garc'hat), Quebecois (crisse moi patience). (references)
Stand aloneBusiness1. Computer programs, routines, or subroutines not under control of an operating system during their execution. 2. Devices that operate with their own set of instructions. (references)
Stand aloneMilitaryA system which performs its functions requiring little or no assistance from interfacing systems. (references)
Stand alone consoleComputingA separate console into which the doctor puts the information on disk, tape, or something. Then the required picture is generated from the main computer. This frees the main computer for the next patient. Source: European Union. (references)
Stand alone synchronization equipmentPost & TelecomThe stand alone implementation of the logical synchronization supply unit function, which incorporates its own management function. Source: European Union. (references)

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Topics by Level of Interest: alone

Topics sorted by level of InterestLevel (1=low, 600=high)   Topics sorted AlphabeticallyLevel (1=low, 600=high)
Alone116   ...Waltzing Alone5
Alone in the Dark105   4 Alone2
Home Alone82   5 Minutes Alone13
Leave Me Alone60   A Man Alone (album)15
Alone (poem)59   A Man Alone (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)10
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex54   A Witch Alone3
Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone53   A Wizard Alone7
List of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex episodes51   Africa Stand Alone9
Alone in the Dark (series)42   All Alone28
You'll Never Walk Alone42   All Alone (1924 song)3
You're Not Alone41   All Alone (album)16
Zuko Alone40   All Alone (Carli Muñoz song)2
Alone - The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo40   All Alone (Claire Huchet Bishop novel)3
Out on a Pledge/ Dojo Alone39   All Alone (song)2
I Think We're Alone Now39   All Alone in the Night10
Alone & Acoustic37   Alone116
I Stand Alone37   Alone & Acoustic37
You Are Not Alone34   Alone (1935 song)2
Stand Alone Complex33   Alone (2007 film)11
Can't Leave 'Em Alone32   Alone (B'z song)11
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York29   Alone (Bee Gees song)6
All Alone28   Alone (Heart song)22
You'll Never Walk Alone (song)26   Alone (House)16
What It's Like Being Alone23   Alone (Modern Talking album)5
Alone (Heart song)22   Alone (Pearl Jam song)15
Alone in the Dark (2005 film)22   Alone (poem)59
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles21   Alone (Solitude Aeturnus album)6
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T.21   Alone (song)3
Left Outside Alone21   Alone (Warmen song)5
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (video game)20   Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)5
Together Alone20   Alone - The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo40
Live Together, Die Alone20   Alone across Australia7
Leave It Alone20   Alone Again16
Blood Alone19   Alone Again, Natura-Diddily13
Alone I Play18   Alone Again (George Jones album)6
Alone Again16   Alone Again (Naturally)8
All Alone (album)16   Alone Again Or (song)15
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 216   Alone Against Tomorrow11
I Walk Alone16   Alone at the Microphone5
Alone (House)16   Alone I Admire6
We Are Not Alone16   Alone I Break15
Home Alone (The Boondocks)15   Alone I Play18
You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone15   Alone in a Crowd6
Home Alone 315   Alone in Love15
Alone Again Or (song)15   Alone In My Kings Harem14
Better Alone15   Alone in my room (Ami Suzuki song)10
Alone (Pearl Jam song)15   Alone in My Room (Skin song)9
Alone in Love15   Alone in Snakebite Canyon10
Alone I Break15   Alone in the Dark105
Never Alone15   Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare14
A Man Alone (album)15   Alone in the Dark (1982 film)10
Alone in the Dark (2008 video game)14   Alone in the Dark (2005 film)22
You're Not Alone (Olive song)14   Alone in the Dark (2008 video game)14
Alone in the Dark (video game)14   Alone in the Dark (series)42
Alone In My Kings Harem14   Alone in the Dark (video game)14
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 314   Alone in the Dark 29
Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)14   Alone in the Dark 38
No One Is Alone14   Alone in the Dark II6
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare14   Alone in the Endzone6
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough14   Alone in the World3
Leave Me Alone (film)14   Alone it Stands2
He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms…13   Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea7
The Spine Surfs Alone13   Alone the world: Wild ARMs Vocal Collection5
Alone Again, Natura-Diddily13   Alone Together8
We All Sleep Alone13   Alone with Everybody10
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex GET9 single13   Alone with Her9
You'll Never Be Alone13   Alone with the Horrors: The Great Short Fiction of Ramsey Campbell 1961-19919
Qur'an alone13   Alone With You5
5 Minutes Alone13   America Alone5
I Alone13   Baby alone in Babylone3
Long Trip Alone13   Better Alone15
Prey Alone12   Better Off Alone (Grinspoon song)5
Better off Alone (song)12   Better off Alone (song)12
Never Die Alone12   Blood Alone19
Leave It Alone (song)12   Bowling Alone9
It's Obvious You Won't Survive By Your Wits Alone12   By Bread Alone3
We Are Not Alone (album)12   By Time Alone4
Alone (2007 film)11   Can't Leave 'Em Alone32
I Think We're Alone Now: '80s Hits and More11   Casiotone for the Painfully Alone10
Home Alone 4: Taking back the House11   Demons Dance Alone9
Alone (B'z song)11   Dine Alone Records5
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone11   Dogby Walks Alone10
Alone Against Tomorrow11   Don't Leave Me Alone9
Live Alone and Like It11   For Your Eye Alone3
I Stand Alone (song)10   Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex54
Alone in my room (Ami Suzuki song)10   Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (video game)20
When I'm Alone I Cry10   Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex GET9 single13
Alone in Snakebite Canyon10   Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T.21
God Is Alone10   Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 216
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone10   Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 314
I Stand Alone (film)10   Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Volume 1 The Lost Memory5
A Man Alone (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)10   Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Volume 2 Revenge of the Cold Machines6
Alone in the Dark (1982 film)10   Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Volume 3 White Maze5
Alone with Everybody10   Go Kill Everybody and Come Back Alone3
Homer Alone10   God Is Alone10
All Alone in the Night10   He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms…13
Dogby Walks Alone10   He Knows You're Alone6
Well Enough Alone10   Here Alone5
Not Alone9   Home Alone82
We're Not in This Alone9   Home Alone (2006 game)4
Alone with Her9   Home Alone (soundtrack)4
You're Not Alone (ATB song)9   Home Alone (The Boondocks)15
Alone in the Dark 29   Home Alone (video game)4
Alone in My Room (Skin song)9   Home Alone 2: Lost in New York29
Don't Leave Me Alone9   Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (video game)7
Bowling Alone9   Home Alone 315
Stills Alone9   Home Alone 4: Taking back the House11
You Walk Alone9   Home Alone Series6
Demons Dance Alone9   Homer Alone10
Africa Stand Alone9   How to Be Alone6
Leave Me Alone (The Veronicas song)9   I'll Sail This Ship Alone7
Alone with the Horrors: The Great Short Fiction of Ramsey Campbell 1961-19919   I'll Walk Alone3
The Burden Is Mine... Alone9   I Alone13
Alone in the Dark 38   I Don't Want to Sleep Alone11
Living All Alone8   I Live Alone7
You'll Never Walk Alone (Doris Day album)8   I Need 5 Minutes Alone8
So Alone8   I Sleep Alone at Night4
I Walk Alone (song)8   I Stand Alone37
You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone (album)8   I Stand Alone (Agnetha Fältskog album)8
Alone Again (Naturally)8   I Stand Alone (Al Kooper album)7
Alone Together8   I Stand Alone (film)10
I Stand Alone (Agnetha Fältskog album)8   I Stand Alone (song)10
You Are Not Alone (film)8   I Think We're Alone Now39
I Need 5 Minutes Alone8   I Think We're Alone Now: '80s Hits and More11
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (video game)7   I Walk Alone16
Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea7   I Walk Alone (song)8
Titus Alone7   If I Have to Stand Alone3
Waiting Alone7   If You Walkin' Alone4
A Wizard Alone7   It's Obvious You Won't Survive By Your Wits Alone12
I Live Alone7   Leave It Alone20
Sailing Alone Around the World7   Leave It Alone (EP)6
Alone across Australia7   Leave It Alone (song)12
I Stand Alone (Al Kooper album)7   Leave Me Alone60
We Stand Alone7   Leave Me Alone (alternative meanings)3
When I Get You Alone7   Leave Me Alone (film)14
I'll Sail This Ship Alone7   Leave Me Alone (Hanna Pakarinen song)5
He Knows You're Alone6   Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)14
The Girls Won't Leave the Boys Alone6   Leave Me Alone (The Veronicas song)9
Alone Again (George Jones album)6   Leave Me Alone short film3
Alone in a Crowd6   Leave Us Alone Coalition5
You're Not Alone (Chicago song)6   Leave Us Kids Alone4
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight6   Left Alone6
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Volume 2 Revenge of the Cold Machines6   Left Outside Alone21
Alone in the Dark II6   List of former towns or villages gained city status alone3
When You Ride Alone You Ride with bin Laden6   List of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex episodes51
Alone (Bee Gees song)6   Live Alone and Like It11
How to Be Alone6   Live Together, Die Alone20
Left Alone6   Living All Alone8
Leave It Alone (EP)6   Long Trip Alone13
The Music That Died Alone6   Long Trip Alone (song)5
Under and Alone6   Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone4
Alone (Solitude Aeturnus album)6   Man alone4
Alone in the Endzone6   Man alone (alternative meanings)2
We Stand Alone Together6   Never Alone15
Time to Get Alone6   Never Die Alone12
Alone I Admire6   No One Is Alone14
Nobody Wants to Be Alone6   No One Stands Alone5
Together Alone (Donnie Iris album)6   Nobody Wants to Be Alone6
Say Goodnight, Sleep Alone6   Not Alone9
Home Alone Series6   Out on a Pledge/ Dojo Alone39
You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone (song)5   Prey Alone12
You'll Never Walk Alone (Elvis Presley album)5   Qur'an alone13
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Volume 1 The Lost Memory5   Randy Rides Alone5
Here Alone5   Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles21
Soul Alone5   Sailing Alone Around the World7
You're Not Alone (Embrace song)5   Say Goodnight, Sleep Alone6
Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)5   She Never Felt Alone2
Randy Rides Alone5   She Walketh Alone5
She Walketh Alone5   So All Alone4
Together Alone (Anouk album)5   So Alone8
Alone With You5   Soul Alone5
No One Stands Alone5   Stand Alone Complex33
Alone at the Microphone5   Stand alone viruses4
Long Trip Alone (song)5   Standing Alone in Mecca4
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Volume 3 White Maze5   Stills Alone9
...Waltzing Alone5   The Burden Is Mine... Alone9
Alone the world: Wild ARMs Vocal Collection5   The Cocktail Cowboy Goes It Alone4
Dine Alone Records5   The District Sleeps Alone Tonight6
Alone (Modern Talking album)5   The Girls Won't Leave the Boys Alone6
Leave Me Alone (Hanna Pakarinen song)5   The Music That Died Alone6
Leave Us Alone Coalition5   The Spine Surfs Alone13
America Alone5   Things You Should Leave Alone4
Better Off Alone (Grinspoon song)5   Time to Get Alone6
Alone (Warmen song)5   Tired of Being Alone3
When You're Alone, You're Not Alone5   Titus Alone7
By Time Alone4   Together Alone20
Home Alone (2006 game)4   Together Alone (Anouk album)5
Utterly Alone4   Together Alone (Donnie Iris album)6
Man alone4   Under and Alone6
So All Alone4   Utterly Alone4
You're never alone with a Strand4   Waiting Alone7
When I'm Alone4   We're All Alone3
Stand alone viruses4   We're Not in This Alone9
If You Walkin' Alone4   We All Sleep Alone13
Home Alone (video game)4   We Are Not Alone16
Home Alone (soundtrack)4   We Are Not Alone (album)12
Things You Should Leave Alone4   We Are Not Alone (novel)2
You Alone (album)4   We Stand Alone7
The Cocktail Cowboy Goes It Alone4   We Stand Alone Together6
Leave Us Kids Alone4   Well Enough Alone10
Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone4   What It's Like Being Alone23
I Sleep Alone at Night4   When I'm Alone4
You're Not Alone (Shaye song)4   When I'm Alone I Cry10
Standing Alone in Mecca4   When I Get You Alone7
If I Have to Stand Alone3   When You're Alone, You're Not Alone5
List of former towns or villages gained city status alone3   When You Ride Alone You Ride with bin Laden6
All Alone (1924 song)3   Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone53
Baby alone in Babylone3   You'll Never Be Alone13
We're All Alone3   You'll Never Walk Alone42
A Witch Alone3   You'll Never Walk Alone (Doris Day album)8
All Alone (Claire Huchet Bishop novel)3   You'll Never Walk Alone (Elvis Presley album)5
Leave Me Alone (alternative meanings)3   You'll Never Walk Alone (song)26
I'll Walk Alone3   You're never alone with a Strand4
Leave Me Alone short film3   You're Not Alone41
Alone in the World3   You're Not Alone (ATB song)9
You Alone (Solo Tu)3   You're Not Alone (Chicago song)6
Go Kill Everybody and Come Back Alone3   You're Not Alone (Embrace song)5
Tired of Being Alone3   You're Not Alone (Olive song)14
By Bread Alone3   You're Not Alone (Shaye song)4
For Your Eye Alone3   You Alone (album)4
Alone (song)3   You Alone (Solo Tu)3
Alone it Stands2   You Are Not Alone34
All Alone (song)2   You Are Not Alone (film)8
All Alone (Carli Muñoz song)2   You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone15
Man alone (alternative meanings)2   You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone (album)8
Alone (1935 song)2   You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone (song)5
She Never Felt Alone2   You Walk Alone9
4 Alone2   Your Love Alone Is Not Enough14
We Are Not Alone (novel)2   Zuko Alone40

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).