Alien
Word | ALIEN |
Character | 5 |
Hyphenation | al ien |
Pronunciations | /ˈeɪ.li.ən/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Alien"
What do we mean by alien?
Owing political allegiance to another country or government; foreign. adjective
Belonging to, characteristic of, or constituting another and very different place, society, or person; strange. synonym: foreign. adjective
Dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed, as in nature. adjective
An unnaturalized foreign resident of a country. noun
A person from another and very different family, people, or place. noun
A person who is not included in a group; an outsider. noun
A creature from outer space. noun
An organism, especially a plant or animal, that occurs in or is naturalized in a region to which it is not native. noun
To transfer (property) to another; alienate. transitive verb
To transfer or convey to another; make over the possession of: as, to alien a title or property. In this sense also written aliene.
To make averse or indifferent; turn the affections or inclinations of; alienate; estrange.
Residing under another government or in another country than that of one's birth, and not having rights of citizenship in such place of residence: as, the alien population; an alien condition.
Foreign; not belonging to one's own nation.
Wholly different in nature; estranged; adverse; hostile: used with to or from.
A foreigner; one born in or belonging to another country who has not acquired citizenship by naturalization; one who is not a denizen, or entitled to the privileges of a citizen. In France a child born of residents who are not citizens is an alien. noun
A stranger. noun
An English statute of 1836 (6 and 7 Wm. IV. c. 11) providing for the registration of aliens; and one of 1844 (7 and 8 Vict. c. 66) allowing aliens from friendly nations to hold real and personal property for purposes of residence, and resident aliens to become naturalized. noun
An English statute of 1847 (10 and 11 Vict. c. 83) concerning naturalization. noun
Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign. adjective
Wholly different in nature; foreign; adverse; inconsistent (with); incongruous; -- followed by from or sometimes by to. adjective
Any life form of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin.
A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.
A foreigner residing in a country.
One excluded from certain privileges; one alienated or estranged.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Alien
- Synonyms for alien
- Martian Synonyms
- Adversative Synonyms
- Alienate Synonyms
- Adverse Synonyms
- Uitlander Synonyms
- Antonyms for alien
- Citizen Antonyms
The word "alien" in example sentences
Cross Reference for Alien
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