Meaning & Definition of Alien in English
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Alien
/eliən/
noun
1. A person who comes from a foreign country
- Someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
synonym:
- foreigner,
- alien,
- noncitizen,
- outlander
2. Anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
synonym:
- stranger,
- alien,
- unknown
3. A form of life assumed to exist outside the earth or its atmosphere
synonym:
- extraterrestrial being,
- extraterrestrial,
- alien
verb
1. Transfer property or ownership
- "The will aliened the property to the heirs"
synonym:
- alien,
- alienate
2. Arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
- "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"
synonym:
- estrange,
- alienate,
- alien,
- disaffect
adjective
1. Not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
- "An economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"
- "The mysticism so foreign to the french mind and temper"
- "Jealousy is foreign to her nature"
synonym:
- alien,
- foreign
2. Being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
- "Alien customs"
- "Exotic plants in a greenhouse"
- "Exotic cuisine"
synonym:
- alien,
- exotic
Examples of using
Tatoeba is a project centered on Earthlings—it still only has one alien language on it.
I won't stake my reputation on it, but I think it's a genuine alien life form.
This is not an alien, it's just a strange animal.