alack the day
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alack-a-day — alackˈ a day interjection 1. Woe be to the day 2. Alas • • • Main Entry: ↑alack … Useful english dictionary
alack — interjection An expression of sorrow or mourning. On a day (alack the day!) … Wiktionary
lackadaisical — The word for a casual or lazy thing or person derives from lackaday, an expression of weariness, itself representing alack the day. Alack is based on lack, in the sense loss, and the implication is that something is missing … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
Alackaday — A*lack a*day , interj. [For alack the day. Cf. Lackaday.] An exclamation expressing sorrow. [1913 Webster] Note: Shakespeare has alack the day and alack the heavy day. Compare woe worth the day. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alackaday — [ə lak′ə dā′] interj. 〚for earlier alack the day, woe to the day〛 Archaic ALACK * * * … Universalium
lackadaisical — 1768 (Sterne), from interjection lackadaisy alas, alack (1748), an alteration of lack a day (1690s), from alack the day (1590s). Hence, given to crying lack a day, vapidly sentimental. Sense probably altered by influence of LAX (Cf. lax). Related … Etymology dictionary
alackaday — [ə lak′ə dā′] interj. [for earlier alack the day, woe to the day] Archaic ALACK … English World dictionary
lackaday — /ˈlækədeɪ/ (say lakuhday) interjection Archaic → alack. {aphetic form of phrase alack the day, with a for unstressed the} …
Characters in Romeo and Juliet — Woodcut of fair Verona, where we lay our scene from the 1847 edition of The Illustrated Shakespeare The following is a list of characters in William Shakespeare s Romeo and Juliet sorted by family allegiance … Wikipedia
Nurse (Romeo and Juliet) — Nurse Creator William Shakespeare Play Romeo and Juliet Other name(s) Angelica (possible real name) Family Unnamed (husband) Susan (daughter) Associates Juliet … Wikipedia
