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[ uh-las, uh-lahs ] / əˈlæs, əˈlɑs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR alas ON THESAURUS.COM
interjection(used as an exclamation to express sorrow, grief, pity, concern, or apprehension of evil.) Origin of alas1225–75; Middle English <Old French (h)a las!, equivalent to (h)aah + las wretched <Latin lassus weary; cf. alack Words nearby alasalarm reaction, alar spine, alarum, alarums and excursions, alary, alas, al-Ashʿari, Alaska, Alaska Current, Alaska-Hawaii time, Alaska Highway Definition for alas (2 of 2)Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for alasBut self-doubt, while a healthy quality for human beings to have, is alas not a plus for politicians. Mario Cuomo: An OK Governor, but a Far Better Person|Michael Tomasky|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST But alas, a snub is yet another of the many indignities Valerie Cherish shall endure. 15 Enraging Golden Globe TV Snubs and Surprises: Amy Poehler, 'Mad Men' & More|Kevin Fallon|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Alas, his soul is willing, but his flesh is weak and he whiffs. After Torture Report, Our Moral Authority As a Nation Is Gone|Nick Gillespie|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Alas, there will be no buddy movie to capture the Abramson/McConnell rapport. The McConnell Friend Obama Just Hired|Jonathan Miller|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Alas, neocons, civil liberties at home matter more than those abroad! What Republicans Need Right Now Is a Good Internal Fight|James Poulos|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST But, alas, the same evening he grew restless, and signs of fever became apparent. Royalty Restored|J. Fitzgerald Molloy It is not only loving birds that build their nests and rear their young over the horns of forgotten fears, but, alas! Demonology and Devil-lore|Moncure Daniel Conway Alas, how cruelly barbed and how skilfully directed—how fatally sent, was the shaft of inexorable fate! Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2)|Jonathon Holt Ingraham Whence is it that, while the debates in Parliament are daily filled with the piteous, and, alas! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 69, No. 427, May, 1851|Various I held her lifeless body clasped in my arms, as if I hoped by my caresses to recall her to life; but, alas! Adventures in the Philippine Islands|Paul P. de La Gironire
British Dictionary definitions for alas (1 of 2)
sentence connectorunfortunately; regrettablythere were, alas, none left interjectionan exclamation of grief, compassion, or alarm Word Origin for alasC13: from Old French ha las! oh wretched!; las from Latin lassus weary British Dictionary definitions for alas (2 of 2)Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to alasdear, woe, gee, oh, dear me, too bad |