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“Alone” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

Alone
Alone, -es (f.)
alone adj.
solus: unus (opposed to several or all = my single self; by myself; for which also solus, unus solus): sine arbitris, remotis arbitris (without witnesses, spectators, etc.). To be alone, solum ease, secum esse (without any companion or attendant): sine arbitris esse. To like to be alone, secretum captare (in Silver Age). One who likes to be alone, solitarius. To let anybody alone, sinere aliquem. To let anything alone, omittere aliquid: aliquid non fecere. Let me alone, sine me; noli me turbare: omitte me.
alone adv.
solum, tantum. Not - alone, but, non tantum (or solum) - sed: etiam. Vid: ONLY.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for Alone?
The usual Latin words for “Alone” are Ălōnē, sōlus, ūnus; also sōlitārius, tantus, etiam. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.