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let well enough alone

a·lone
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-lohn]
    • /lɛt wɛl i-ˈnəf, ē-, ə- əˈloʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-lohn]
    • /lɛt wɛl i-ˈnəf, ē-, ə- əˈloʊn/

Definitions of let well enough alone words

  • adjective let well enough alone separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone. 1
  • adjective let well enough alone to the exclusion of all others or all else: One cannot live by bread alone. 1
  • adjective let well enough alone unique; unequaled; unexcelled: He is alone among his peers in devotion to duty. 1
  • adverb let well enough alone solitarily; solely: She prefers to live alone. 1
  • adverb let well enough alone only; exclusively. 1
  • adverb let well enough alone without aid or help: The baby let go of the side of the crib and stood alone. 1
See all 12 definitions of let well enough alone

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Origin of let well enough alone

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English al one all (wholly) one

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Parts of speech for Let well enough alone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Let well enough alone

let well enough alone popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for let well enough alone

verb let well enough alone

  • abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
  • renounce — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
  • avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
  • forgo — to abstain or refrain from; do without.
  • forswear — to reject or renounce under oath: to forswear an injurious habit.
All 18 Synonyms of let well enough alone

Antonyms for let well enough alone

verb let well enough alone

  • keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
  • face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
  • meet — greatest lower bound
  • take on — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
  • like — in like manner with; similarly to; in the manner characteristic of: He works like a beaver.
All 6 Antonyms of let well enough alone

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