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

The word "alien" in example sentences

FACT: United States Code, Title 8, Chapter 12, Subchapter II, Part VIII, Section 1324a, states: “It is unlawful for a person or other entity to hire for employment in the United States, an alien, knowing the alien is an unauthorized alien… ❋ Unknown (2006)

MISCELLANEOUS WORDS. adobe _ado'ba_ algebra not _bra_ alien _alyen_, not _alien_ ameliorate _amelyorate_ antarctic _antarktik_ anti not _anti_ archangel _arkangel_ archbishop _arch_, not _ark_ arch fiend _arch_, not _ark_ architect _arkitect_ awkward _awkward_, not _ard_ ❋ Thomas Wood (N/A)

Our buddy the margin alien is taking centre stage at another subcontinent for the next month. ❋ Unknown (2005)

They accused Abu Hilala of using a word alien to Jordanian society, failing to respect journalistic objectivity and leaning toward the opposition. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Never use the term alien, except in quoted matter; it is considered a pejorative by most immigrants. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The term alien is used only a few times in "Avatar," in each case among Jake and the Na'vi referring to the humans, including Weaver's character. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Transformers" film in a prologue by Optimus Prime (voiced majestically again by Peter Cullen), "Revenge of the Fallen" begins with a peek at the back story of the title alien robot The Fallen. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I really love the variety of responses and interpretations when the alien is asked where he's from and points his thumb upwards, and I love how his feet being noticeably different backfires on the bad aliens when they're trying to get human help in hunting him. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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