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Definition of Alien
Adjective: alien ey-lee-un
- Not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
"an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism";
- foreign
- Being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
"alien customs";
- exotic
- A person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
- foreigner, noncitizen, outlander
- Anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
- stranger, unknown
- A form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
- extraterrestrial being, extraterrestrial, ET
- Transfer property or ownership
"The will aliened the property to the heirs";
- alienate
- Arouse hostility or indifference where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
- estrange, alienate, disaffect
See also:
alidads
alienabilities
Anagrams containing the word alien