adjective Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
an alternative proposition
adjective Presenting two or more alternatives.
alternative conjunctions like or
adjective Other; different from something else.
adjective Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground.
alternative medicine; alternative lifestyle; alternative rock
adjective Alternate, reciprocal.
noun A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
I gave you the alternative; you decided to stay.
noun One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen.
noun The remaining option; something available after other possibilities have been exhausted.