English Explanatory Dictionary

alas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion, grief, resignation, or disappointment.
noun
  1. A type of geological depression which occurs in Yakutia, formed by the subsidence of permafrost.

Pronunciation

/əˈlæs/ /əˈlɑːs/ /ɘˈlɛs/ en-us-alas.ogg en-au-alas.ogg

Word forms

alas helas alases alasses

Etymology

From Middle English alas, from Old French a las (French hélas), from a (“ah”) + las, from Latin lassus (“weary”). Compare Dutch helaas, North Frisian ielas, West Frisian eilaas.

Synonyms

alack oh well

Derived words

alack and alas alas and alack alas the day alas the while
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