English Explanatory Dictionary

Alice

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages popular in England since the Middle Ages.
  2. The person or system that sends a message to another person or system conventionally known as Bob.
  3. The city of Alice Springs, Australia.
  4. A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  5. A city in North Dakota.
  6. A city, the county seat of Jim Wells County, Texas.
noun
  1. Acronym of All-purpose lightweight individual carrying equipment.
  2. Acronym of Artificial Linguistic Internet Computer Entity.

Pronunciation

/ˈæl.ɪs/ en-us-Alice.ogg EN-AU ck1 Alice.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Alice.wav

Word forms

Alice

Etymology

Etymology tree Old High German Adalheidbor. Old French Alysbor. Middle English Alice English Alice From Middle English Alice, from Old French Alys, Alice, from Old High German Adalheid, proposed to derive from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) + *haiduz (“character”). Doublet of Adelaide.

Synonyms

Party A

Related words

Adelaide Alicia Alison Allison Alyssa Heidi Bob A.L.I.C.E.

Derived words

Alice band Alice blue Alice in Wonderland Alice's fern Alice Springs Glen Alice
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