Meaning

7 senses
  1. (uncountable)Of a voice or instrument, high pitch; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave.

  2. (Internet)An alternate or secondary account.

  3. (Internet)An alternate account.

    You've been here four days and you already know about the incident from last year? You're such an obvious alt.

  4. An alternative investment or alternative fund.

    liquid alts

  5. (Internet)An alternate version of a piece of art, especially without much changes beyond a specific thing.

  6. Synonym of altbier.

  7. (archaic, uncountable)A state of excitement, a heightened emotional condition.

More definitions
  • angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Tom is moving along the libertarian-to-alt-right pipeline.

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  2. The alt-right exists on one end of the political spectrum.

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  3. Imagine getting more followers on your alt than on your main.

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  4. If she cares about social justice, why does she consort with the alt-right?

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  5. You should add alt tags to all the images on your website to make it more accessible.

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Origin

From Latin altus (“high”). Doublet of old and alto. Abbreviations. Borrowed from German

From Latin altus (“high”). Doublet of old and alto.

Abbreviations.

Borrowed from German Alt.

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Forms

plural: alts
Singularalt

uncountable

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedaltazimuth

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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