Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Another side of oneself; a second self.
- noun An intimate friend or a constant companion.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Second self; another self; counterpart; double.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Somebody's alternate
personality orpersona ; anotherself . - noun A very close and intimate
friend .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a very close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of yourself
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin : alter, other + egoI, self.]
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From Latin "other self", which is a translation of Zeno's Citium "allos ego"
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skipvia commented on the word alter ego
That part of a superhero that his/her arch enemy or arch nemesis can never discover, lest...lest... Come to think of it, why not drop the Clark Kent thing and just be Superman? If you could be Superman all the time or swap time between a guy that can see through walls and a wimpy reporter, which would you choose?
October 23, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word alter ego
It's probably too much work being Superman ALL the time. Wouldn't you think so?
October 23, 2007
skipvia commented on the word alter ego
You could alter your super metabolism so that you'd never even get tired!
October 23, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word alter ego
Yeah, but maybe he just fantasizes about being a regular guy. I mean, it's weird, but then again, he's from another planet and weird in many ways.
October 23, 2007
uselessness commented on the word alter ego
But why Clark Kent? I mean, I'd at least be Donald Trump or somebody. Now Batman, there's a super with panache!
October 23, 2007
skipvia commented on the word alter ego
Plus, glasses?! That's a disguise? Wouldn't somebody notice?
October 23, 2007
sonofgroucho commented on the word alter ego
I abhor disguises....
January 5, 2008
reesetee commented on the word alter ego
HA! A saggy SoG!
January 7, 2008