English
alt
see also: Alt
Noun

alt (uncountable)

  1. (music) High pitch, of a voice or instrument; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave. [from 16th c.]
  2. (now, archaic) A state of excitement, a heightened emotional condition. [from 18th c.]
Adjective

alt (not comparable)

  1. Abbreviation of alternate#English|alternate.
  2. Abbreviation of alternative#English|alternative, especially as a cultural phenomenon seen as being outside the mainstream of its genre.
    alt-rock, alt-country, alt-right, alt medicine
Noun

alt (plural alts)

  1. Abbreviation of altitude#English|altitude.
  2. (Internet, gaming) An alternate or secondary character.
    • 1996, "Jonobie D. Baker", Survey of MUSHers. (on newsgroup rec.games.mud.tiny)
      Of these alts, how many of them are a gender other than your own?
    • 2000, "KaVir", Code Bases - why release buggy crap? (on newsgroup alt.mud)
      Yes, I have many alts, and no, none of the others have any unusual capitalisation.
  3. (Internet) An alternate account.
  4. (finance) An alternative investment or alternative fund.
    liquid alts
Alt
Pronunciation Noun

alt (plural alts)

  1. (computing) A modifier key used to change (alternate) the function of other pressed keys.


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