Alas Definition
ə-lăs
interjection
Used to express sorrow, regret, grief, compassion, or apprehension of danger or evil.
American Heritage
Used to express sorrow, pity, regret, or worry.
Webster's New World
Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion or grief.
Wiktionary
abbreviation
Alaska.
Webster's New World
noun
A type of depression which occurs in Yakutia, formed by the subsidence of permafrost.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Alas
Noun
Singular:
alas
Plural:
alasesOrigin of Alas
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Middle English from Old French a las, helas ah (I am) miserable from Latin lassus weary lē- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French a las (French hélas), from a (“ah”) + las, from Latin lassus (“weary”).
From Wiktionary
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From Yakut алаас (alaas).
From Wiktionary
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