2 definitions
for Alas
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Alas \A*las"\, interj. [OE. alas, allas, OF. alas, F. h['e]las;
a interj. (L. ah.) + las wretched (that I am), L. lassus
weary, akin to E. late. See Late.]
An exclamation expressive of sorrow, pity, or apprehension of
evil; -- in old writers, sometimes followed by day or white;
alas the day, like alack a day, or alas the white.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
alas
adv : by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I
cannot stay" [syn: unfortunately, unluckily, regrettably]
[ant: fortunately, fortunately]