Definition of ALRIGHT

alright

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • nonstandard usage

Adverb

  • without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion)
  • an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
  • in a satisfactory or adequate manner; ; ; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right')

Adj

  • Alternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order.

Adv

  • Alternative form of all right.

Intj

  • Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance; OK.
  • A generic greeting; hello; how are you.

Origin / Etymology

Univerbation from all + right. Compare Old English eallriht (“all-right, just, exactly”) (from eall + riht), equivalent to al- (“all”) + right.

Synonyms

acceptable, adequate, all right, aloha, alright, alright me babber, alright me lover, average, ay up me duck, ayo, ayubowan, cheerio, ciao, close enough, close enough for government work, comme ci comme ça, dandy, decent, ey up, fair, favoursome, fine, g'day, good day, good enough, good enough for government work, good evening, good morning, good morrow, greetings, hallo, heaveno, hello, hello there, hey, hey hey, heyday, heyo, hi, hi there, hiya, how, how are you, how's it going, howdy, howzit, hullo, hunky dory, it's going, jake, kosher, medium, mid, middling, mustn't grumble, namaste, nonbad, not bad, not half bad, O.K., OK, okay, okayish, passable, pretty good, privet, reasonable, respectable, salaam, salaam alaikum, salutations, satisfactory, shalom, shalom aleichem, snug, so-so, sufficient, suitable, sup, swell, tickety-boo, tolerable, top of the morning, up to par, up to scratch, up to snuff, very well, wagwan, wassup, well met, what's doing, what's going on, what's new, what's up, wotcher, yello, yo

Scrabble Score: 11

alright is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
alright is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
alright is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

alright is a valid Words With Friends word