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stand-alone

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈstænd.əˌləʊn/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Operating, functioning, or existing without additions or assistance; independent; able to be separate or separated; not attached to anything.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • They offer an inexpensive add-on for a computer, or a stand-alone system with all the functions built in.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: self-standing, freestanding

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not part of a series, or not requiring familiarity with that series.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • a stand-alone sequel

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A device that can operate on its own, rather than as an accessory for another device.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Something that is not a part of some series or sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

Examples

  • Near-synonym: one-off

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: one-off

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

capable of operating independently

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From stand + alone.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: самасто́йны (samastójny) — operating without additions or assistance
  • Bulgarian: самостоятелен (samostojatelen) — operating without additions or assistance
  • Bulgarian: отделен (otdelen) — operating without additions or assistance
  • Czech: samostatný — operating without additions or assistance
  • Czech: soběstačný — operating without additions or assistance
  • French: autonome — operating without additions or assistance
  • Galician: autónomo — operating without additions or assistance
  • German: selbstständig — operating without additions or assistance
  • German: eigenständig — operating without additions or assistance
  • German: autark — operating without additions or assistance
  • Hungarian: önálló — operating without additions or assistance
  • Hungarian: komplett — operating without additions or assistance
  • Persian: قائم به خود — operating without additions or assistance
  • Persian: مستقل — operating without additions or assistance
  • Polish: autonomiczny — operating without additions or assistance
  • Polish: samodzielny — operating without additions or assistance
  • Polish: niezależny — operating without additions or assistance
  • Romanian: de sine stătător — operating without additions or assistance
  • Russian: автоно́мный (avtonómnyj) — operating without additions or assistance
  • Russian: самостоя́тельный (samostojátelʹnyj) — operating without additions or assistance
  • Russian: самодоста́точный (samodostátočnyj) — operating without additions or assistance
  • Spanish: autónomo — operating without additions or assistance
  • Spanish: independiente — operating without additions or assistance
  • Spanish: separado — operating without additions or assistance
  • Swedish: fristående — operating without additions or assistance
  • Ukrainian: самості́йний (samostíjnyj) — operating without additions or assistance
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