Alas vs Hurrah - What's the difference?
alas | hurrah |
Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion or grief.
* Act 5, Scene 1
a type of
(intransitive) To give a hurrah (to somebody).
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As an adjective alas
is naked.As an interjection hurrah is
expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.As a noun hurrah is
a cheer; a cry of hurrah! .As a verb hurrah is
(intransitive) to give a hurrah (to somebody).alas
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) a las (French .Interjection
(en interjection)- Alas , Poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy: he hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is! my gorge rims at it. Here hung those lips that I have kissed I know not how oft. Where be your gibes now? your gambols? your songs? your flashes of merriment, that were wont to set the table on a roar? Not one now, to mock your own grinning? quite chap-fallen? Now get you to my lady's chamber, and tell her, let her paint an inch thick, to this favour she must come; make her laugh at that.
Synonyms
* alackDerived terms
* alack and alasEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(en-noun)Anagrams
* ----hurrah
English
Alternative forms
* hoorah, hooray, hurraySynonyms
* (expression of approval) see * (expression of joy) seeDerived terms
* the last hurrahVerb
(en verb)citation