alack
/əˈlæk/
alack interjection: an expression of sorrow or mourning.
Interjection
- An expression of sorrow or mourning.
- On a day, alack the day: / Loue, whoſe Month is euery May, / Spied a bloſſome paſſing faire, / Playing in the wanton ayre:c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- Alack, would that Edward listened more to me and less to the queen’s kith! These Woodvilles!1843, Edward Bulwer[-]Lytton, The Last of the Barons, London; New York, N.Y.: George Routledge and Sons […], →OCLC
alack meaning in Urdu and Kannada
alack in Urdu
- حیف
alack in Kannada
- expression of sorrow
- ಅಯ್ಯೋ ayyō
Synonyms of alack
Forms of alack
| alternative form | alacke |
|---|---|
| alternative form | 'lack |
Origin of alack
From Middle English alacke, alagge, probably from ah + lack.
Words formed from alack
Words that rhyme with alack
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- plaque
- whack
- slack
- Cadillac
- swack
- thwack
- pac
- shack
- bivouac
- cack
- clack
- gack
- lack
- smack
- unpack
- wrack
- aback
- flak
- hark back
- mack
- claque
- flack
- knack
- quack
- shellac
- snack
- yak
- Aach
- ack
- gak
- mac
- Meshach
- multitrack
- plack
- snacc
- wack
- akh
- awrack
- brach
- cac
- Cayman Brac
- Chiraq
- cook back
- craic
- diclofenac
- dictionary attack
- dime back
- fac
Questions about alack
- What does alack mean?
- Alack means an expression of sorrow or mourning.
- What is alack in Urdu?
- Alack in Urdu is حیف. See Alack meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is alack?
- Alack is an interjection.
- How do you pronounce alack?
- Alack is pronounced /əˈlæk/.
Words near alack in the dictionary
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