Alright

Etymology
From. Compare eallriht:, equivalent to.

Adjective

 * 1) Satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order, but not necessarily "all right".
 * 2) *1922 : Ulysses by James Joyce, chapter 18
 * …if I went by his advices every blessed hat I put on does that suit me yes take that thats alright the one like a wedding cake standing up miles off my head…
 * 1) *1932 : "Goodbye, Christ" by Langston Hughes
 * You did alright in your day, I reckon—
 * But that day's gone now.
 * 1) *1939 : Finnegans Wake by James Joyce, chapter 1.40
 * Bladyughfoulmoecklenburgwhurawhorascortastrumpapornanennykocksapastippatappatupperstrippuckputtanach, eh? You have it alright.
 * 1) *2000 : House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, page 105
 * "You're alright Johnny," she said in a way that actually made him feel alright. At least for a little while.

Synonyms

 * all right
 * awright

Usage notes
Some who distinguish between "alright and "all right" use "alright" to mean "fine, good, okay" and "all right" to mean "all correct"; however, the contracted term is traditionally considered nonstandard, but many authorities accept the distinction.

Thesaurus
OK; Roger; absolute; absolutely; acceptable; accurate; adequate; admissible; agreeable; all right; alrighty; amen; as you say; assuredly; aye; better than nothing; by all means; certainly; correct; da; dead right; decent; doing nicely; exactly; fair; fairish; faultless; fine; flawless; good; good enough; goodish; hear; indeed; indeedy; ja; just; just right; just so; letter-perfect; mais oui; meticulous; moderate; most assuredly; naturally; naturellement; not amiss; not bad; not half bad; not so bad; of course; okay; oui; passable; perfect; positively; precisely; presentable; pretty good; proper; quite; rather; really; respectable; right; righto; satisfactory; straight; straight-up-and-down; sufficient; sure; sure thing; surely; tenable; tidy; to be sure; tolerable; truly; unailing; unexceptionable; unobjectionable; unsick; unsickly; up and about; very well; viable; well; well and good; why yes; workmanlike; yea; yeah; yep; yes; yes indeed; yes indeedy; yes sir; yes sirree