alright A2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /aːˈɹiːt/ UK /ɔːlˈɹaɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #557 Meanings 1 adj Good enough; satisfactory; okay. The food was alright, but nothing special. 2 intj Used to show that you agree or accept something. Alright, let's meet at six o'clock. 3 adv In a satisfactory or acceptable way. Don't worry, the kids are doing alright at school. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · good enough; satisfactory;... acceptableadequateall rightfine 2 intj · used to show that you agree... okay 3 adv · in a satisfactory or... okayall right Word family Derived forms alrightnikalrighty Etymology AI details Univerbation of all + right. Compare Old English eallriht (“all-right, just, exactly”) (from eall + riht), equivalent to al- (“all”) + right. *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # alright **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adj, intj, adv **IPA (US):** /aːˈɹiːt/ **IPA (UK):** /ɔːlˈɹaɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 557 ## Meanings 1. Good enough; satisfactory; okay. 2. Used to show that you agree or accept something. 3. In a satisfactory or acceptable way. ## Examples - The food was alright, but nothing special. - Alright, let's meet at six o'clock. - Don't worry, the kids are doing alright at school. ## Derived Forms - alrightnik - alrighty ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *h₃reǵ- ## Etymology Univerbation of all + right. Compare Old English eallriht (“all-right, just, exactly”) (from eall + riht), equivalent to al- (“all”) + right. ## AI Etymology Alright is a univerbation of all plus right. Compare Old English eallriht (“all-right, just, exactly”) (from eall plus riht), equivalent to al- (“all”) plus right. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown