Note: Shakespeare has ``alack the day'' and ``alack the heavy day.'' Compare ``woe worth the day.'' [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
alackaday — [ə lak′ə dā′] interj. 〚for earlier alack the day, woe to the day〛 Archaic ALACK * * * … Universalium
alackaday — [ə lak′ə dā′] interj. [for earlier alack the day, woe to the day] Archaic ALACK … English World dictionary
alackaday — interj. exclamation that expresses sorrow … English contemporary dictionary
alackaday — alack·a·day … English syllables
alackaday — əˈlakəˌdā interjection also alack the day archaic used to express sorrow or deprecation … Useful english dictionary
Lackaday — Lack a*day , interj. [Abbreviated from alackaday.] Alack the day; alas; an expression of sorrow, regret, dissatisfaction, or surprise. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alack — /euh lak /, interj. Archaic. (used as an exclamation of sorrow, regret, or dismay.) Also, alackaday /euh lak euh day /. [presumably AH + LACK. Cf. AHA, AHEM, ALAS] * * * … Universalium
lamentation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of mourning Nouns 1. lamentation, lament, wail, complaint, plaint, murmur, mutter, grumble, groan, growl, moan, whine, whimper, sob, sigh, cry, outcry, scream, howl. Slang, gripe, beef, bellyaching.… … English dictionary for students
alack — interj. Alas, lackaday, alackaday, welladay, woe s me … New dictionary of synonyms
alack — /əˈlæk/ (say uh lak) interjection Archaic (an exclamation of sorrow, regret, or dismay.) Also, alackaday /əˈlækədeɪ/ (say uh lakuhday). {Middle English alacke, ? a ah + lack loss, absence. See lack} …
