alone vs none

alone

adv
  • Not requiring anything further; merely. 

  • By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo. 

  • Without outside help. 

  • Used to emphasize the size or extent of something by selecting a subset. 

  • Not permitting anything further; exclusively. 

adj
  • By oneself, solitary. 

  • Lacking peers who share one's beliefs, experiences, practices, etc. 

none

pron
  • Not any of a given number or group. 

  • No one, nobody. 

  • No person. 

adv
  • Not at all, not very. 

  • To no extent, in no way. 

det
  • Not any; no (usually used only before a vowel or h) 

noun
  • A person without religious affiliation. 

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