alone -
adj. & adv. --predic.adj.
1 a without others present (they wanted to be
alone; the tree stood
alone). b without others' help (succeeded
alone). c lonely and
wretched (felt
alone).
2 (often foll. by in) standing by oneself in an opinion etc. (was
alone in
thinking this).
--adv. only, exclusively (you alone can help me).
go it alone act by oneself without assistance.
aloneness n. [ME f. ALL + ONE]