alpha
/ˈæl.fə/noun, adjective2 syllables
Alpha means: first in order of importance.
Synonyms for alpha4
adjective, as in first in order of importance
adjective, as in early testing stage of a software or hardware product
exploratory, explorative
What does alpha mean?4
adjective
1
first in order of importance“the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees”
2
early testing stage of a software or hardware product“alpha version”
noun
1
the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
2
the beginning of a series or sequence“the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Alpha in a sentence
- An alpha male is an untested, unstable, buggy, and incomplete version of a male.shekitten
- A fireplace is a family hearth, the alpha and omega of comfort and home.AlanF_US
- Their fight is nothing but an alpha male pissing contest.Imp
- Every woman on the planet likes an alpha male.Amastan
- Every girl on the planet likes an alpha male.Amastan
- You can produce alpha waves in your brain when you meditate.nonong
- He's the alpha male that other men envy.Nuel
- We assessed reliability using the Cronbach's alpha coefficient and validity using the correlation analysis.JFMorais
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of alpha
as a noun
- plural
- alphas