alright en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [ɒː(ɫ)ˈɹəi̯t] Ottawa Valley
- [ɐl.ɾɐɪ̯ʈ] (India, South)
- /əˈɹaɪt/ (colloquial)
- /ˌɔlˈrɑjʈ/ (India, North)
- /ˌɑlˈɹaɪt/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
- [ɔːl.ɾäːɪ̯ʈ] (India, North)
- /ɒˈɹaɪt/ (colloquial)
- [ə(ɫ)ˈɹiːt] Ottawa Valley
- [-ʔ] (India, South)
- (US) audio
- /ɔːlˈɹaɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [-ʔ] (India, North)
- (UK) audio
- /ˈəl.rəjʈ/ (India, South)
- /ɔlˈɹaɪt/ (General-American)
- /ɔːˈɹaɪt/ (colloquial)
- /ˈɔl.rəjʈ/ (India, South)
- /ɒːlˈɹʌɪt/ (Canada)
- /aːˈɹiːt/ (Northumbria)
- ôlrītʹ
- [-ʔ] Ottawa Valley
- [ˈɒː(ɫ)ɹɪt] Ottawa Valley
- [ɒːl.ɾɐɪ̯ʈ] (India, South)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-West Germanic *all Old English eall Middle English all English all English right univ. English alright Univerbation of all + right. Compare Old English eallriht (“all-right, just, exactly”) (from eall + riht), equivalent to al- (“all”) + right.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, proscribed, sometimes) Alternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order.
alt of all right
Where ever I go, both to and fro You have my heart alright.
1662 : Cantus, songs and fancies, to three, four, or five parts, both apt for voices and viols : with a brief introduction to musick, as is taught by Thomas Davidson, in the Musick-School of Aberdene by Thomas Davidson, iii. sig. B/1Bladyughfoulmoecklenburgwhurawhorascortastrumpapornanennykocksapastippatappatupperstrippuckputtanach, eh? You have it alright.
1939 May 4, James Joyce, Finnegans Wake, London: Faber and Faber Limited, →OCLC; republished London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1960, →OCLC, part I, page 40:You did alright in your day, I reckon— But that day's gone now.
1932, Langston Hughes, Goodbye, Christ:"You're alright Johnny," she said in a way that actually made him feel alright. At least for a little while.
2000, Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves, page 105:[I]f I went by his advices every blessed hat I put on does that suit me yes take that thats alright the one like a wedding cake standing up miles off my head […]
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 18]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| o-rite | alternative, pronunciation-spelling | lexicographic | |
| oright | alternative, pronunciation-spelling | lexicographic | |
| alrite | Polite=Infm | alternative | lexicographic |
| awright | alternative, pronunciation-spelling | lexicographic | |
| alreet | Northumbria, alternative | lexicographic | |
| orite | alternative, pronunciation-spelling | lexicographic | |
| aight | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bit of alright · you're alright
Hypernyms
Synonyms
OK · sufficient · jake · good enough · respectable · passable · kosher · adequate · satisfactory · snug · so-so · medium · nonbad · dandy · hunky dory · okay · up to par · alright · decent · close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades · favoursome · fair · middling · good enough for government work · acceptable · reasonable · OK · not half bad · tickety-boo · suitable · fair · fine · comme ci comme ça · passable · tolerable · okay · it's going · fine · decent · pretty good · fine · not bad · up to scratch · all right · average · satisfactory · okayish · close enough · adequate · reasonable · swell · adequate · up to snuff · mustn't grumble · close enough for government work · not half bad · mid · not bad · acceptable · average