al·right (ôl-r t )adv. Nonstandard All right. See Usage Note at all right. |
alright [ɔːlˈraɪt]
adv & sentence substitute & adj
a variant spelling of all right
Usage: The form alright, though very common, is still considered by many people to be wrong or less acceptable than all right
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | alright - nonstandard usage satisfactory - giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory" |
| Adv. | 1. | alright - without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion); "it's expensive all right" |
| 2. | alright - an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence | |
| 3. | alright - in a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she'll do okay on her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right') colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
alright see all right
Usage: The single-word form alright is still considered by many people to be wrong or less acceptable than all right. This is borne out by the data in the Bank of English, which suggests that the two-word form is about twenty times commoner than the alternative spelling.
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