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1. (n.) alternative
a choice limited to one of two or more possibilities:
the alternative of riding or walking.
2. alternative
one of these choices:
The alternative to riding is walking.
3. alternative
a possible or remaining choice:
no alternative but to walk.
4. (adj.) alternative
affording a choice between two or more things.
5. alternative
(of two choices) mutually exclusive so that if one is chosen the other must be rejected.
6. alternative
employing nontraditional or unconventional ideas, methods, etc.:
an alternative newspaper.
Etymology: (1580–90)
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| Definition of 'Alternative' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) option, alternative, choice
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
"what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse"
2. (adj) alternate, alternative, substitute
serving or used in place of another
"an alternative plan"
3. (adj) alternative
necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities
"alternative possibilities were neutrality or war"
4. (adj) alternative
pertaining to unconventional choices
"an alternative life style"
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1. (noun) alternative
one of several possibilities
the alternative to using this method; I had to leave. I had no alternative.
2. (adjective) alternative
not using traditional methods
alternative medicine/music
3. alternative
used instead of sth; = alternate
an alternative plan/route
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| Definition of 'Alternative' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Alternative
offering a choice of two things
2. (adj) Alternative
disjunctive; as, an alternative conjunction
3. (adj) Alternative
alternate; reciprocal
4. (noun) Alternative
an offer of two things, one of which may be chosen, but not both; a choice between two things, so that if one is taken, the other must be left
5. (noun) Alternative
either of two things or propositions offered to one's choice. Thus when two things offer a choice of one only, the two things are called alternatives
6. (noun) Alternative
the course of action or the thing offered in place of another
7. (noun) Alternative
a choice between more than two things; one of several things offered to choose among
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Sense: offering a choice of a second possibility
An alternative arrangement can be made if my plans don't suit you.
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 Afrikaans: alternatief |
 Arabic: بَدِيل |
 Bulgarian: алтернативен |
 Brazilian: alternativo |
 Czech: jiný |
 German: alternativ |
 Danish: alternativ |
 Greek: εναλλακτικός |
 Spanish: alternativo |
 Estonian: alterna- tiivne |
 Farsi: دیگر؛ ثانوی |
 Finnish: vaihtoehtoinen |
 French: autre |
 Hebrew: חֲלוּפִי |
 Hindi: वैकल्पिक |
 Croatian: alternativni |
 Hungarian: alternatív |
 Indonesian: alternatif |
 Icelandic: sem um er að velja, annar |
 Italian: alternativo |
 Japanese: 代りの |
 Korean: 양자 택일의 |
 Lithuanian: alternatyvus |
 Latvian: alternatīvs; izvēles- |
 Malay: pilihan lain |
 Dutch: alternatief |
 Norwegian: alternativ |
 Polish: alternatywny |
 Persian: دیگر؛ ثانوی |
 Pashto: بل، منځنی |
 Portuguese: alternativo |
 Romanian: alt |
 Russian: альтернативный |
 Slovak: alternatívny |
 Slovenian: drugačen |
 Serbian: alternativan |
 Swedish: annan, alternativ- |
 Thai: สำรอง |
 Turkish: başka, öbür, alternatif |
 Taiwanese: 替代的 |
 Ukrainian: альтернативний |
 Urdu: متبادل طور پر |
 Vietnamese: có thể lựa chọn |
 Chinese: 可供替换的 |
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