a·li·en (  l - n, lyn)adj. 1. Owing political allegiance to another country or government; foreign: alien residents. 2. Belonging to, characteristic of, or constituting another and very different place, society, or person; strange. See Synonyms at foreign. 3. Dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed, as in nature: emotions alien to her temperament. n. 1. An unnaturalized foreign resident of a country. Also called noncitizen. 2. A person from another and very different family, people, or place. 3. A person who is not included in a group; an outsider. 4. A creature from outer space: a story about an invasion of aliens. 5. Ecology An organism, especially a plant or animal, that occurs in or is naturalized in a region to which it is not native. tr.v. a·li·ened, a·li·en·ing, a·li·ens Law To transfer (property) to another; alienate. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ali nus, from alius, other; see al-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
alien [ˈeɪljən ˈeɪlɪən]
n
1. (Law) a person owing allegiance to a country other than that in which he lives; foreigner
2. any being or thing foreign to the environment in which it now exists
3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (in science fiction) a being from another world, sometimes specifically an extraterrestrial
adj
1. unnaturalized; foreign
2. having foreign allegiance alien territory
3. unfamiliar; strange an alien quality in a work of art
4. (postpositive and foll by to) repugnant or opposed (to) war is alien to his philosophy
5. (in science fiction) of or from another world
vb
(Law) (tr) Rare to transfer (property, etc.) to another
[from Latin aliēnus foreign, from alius other]
alienage [ˈeɪljənɪdʒ ˈeɪlɪə-] n
| alien (l-n) Introduced to a region deliberately or accidentally by humans. Starlings, German cockroaches, and dandelions are species that are alien to North America but have become widely naturalized in the continent. Compare endemicindigenous |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  alien - a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your countryau pair - a young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing light housework gringo - a Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen) importee, import - an imported person brought from a foreign country; "the lead role was played by an import from Sweden"; "they are descendants of indentured importees" metic - an alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city |
| 2. |  alien - anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are foundinterloper, intruder, trespasser - someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission | |
| 3. |  alien - a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmospherehypothetical creature - a creature that has not been observed but is hypothesized to exist | |
| Verb | 1. | alien - transfer property or ownership; "The will aliened the property to the heirs" transfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children" |
| 2. | alien - arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" drift apart, drift away - lose personal contact over time; "The two women, who had been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got married" wean - detach the affections of | |
| Adj. | 1. | alien - 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" extrinsic - not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid" |
| 2. |  alien - being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine" |
alien
adjective
1. foreign, outside, strange, imported, overseas, unknown, exotic, unfamiliar, not native, not naturalized They were afraid of the presence of alien troops in the region.
2. strange, new, foreign, novel, remote, unknown, exotic, unfamiliar, estranged, outlandish, untried, unexplored His work offers an insight into an alien culture
strange like, similar, related, allied, connected, parallel, alike, corresponding, affiliated, akin, analogous, kindred, cognate
strange like, similar, related, allied, connected, parallel, alike, corresponding, affiliated, akin, analogous, kindred, cognate
3. extraterrestrial, otherworldly He wants to rule out the existence of alien beings.
noun
1. foreigner, incomer, immigrant, stranger, outsider, newcomer, asylum seeker, outlander The woman had hired an illegal alien for child care.
foreigner national, resident, citizen, inhabitant, countryman, dweller
foreigner national, resident, citizen, inhabitant, countryman, dweller
2. extraterrestrial, visitor, ET, little green man (informal) His sister was abducted by aliens.
alien to unfamiliar to, opposed to, contrary to, separated from, conflicting with, incompatible with, inappropriate to, repugnant to, adverse to Such an attitude is alien to most businessmen.
Translations
alien [ˈeɪlɪən]
A. ADJ
1. (= foreign) → extranjero
B. N
1. (= foreigner) → extranjero/a m/f
2. (= extraterrestrial) → alienígena mf, extraterrestre mf
alien [ˈeɪliən]
n
(from abroad) → étranger/ère m/f illegal alien
(from outer space) → extraterrestre mf
adj
(= unfamiliar) → étranger/ère
alien to sb/sth → étranger à qn/qch
alien to sb/sth → étranger à qn/qch
(= foreign) → étranger/ère
(= from outer space) [being, spaceship] → extraterrestre
alien
n (esp Pol) → Ausländer(in) m(f); (Sci-Fi) → außerirdisches Wesen
alien [ˈeɪlɪən]
1. adj (very different) alien to → estraneo/a (a), alieno/a (da); (of foreign country) → straniero/a, forestiero/a
2. n (foreigner) → straniero/a, forestiero/a; (extra-terrestrial) → extraterrestre m/f, alieno/a
adj alien [ˈeiliən]
foreign alien customs. vreemd غَرِيب، أجْنَبِي чужд cizí fremmed; udenlandsk fremd ξένος extraño, extranjero, foráneo võõras خارجی vierasmaalainen étranger זָר, נָכְרִי पराया stran idegen asing erlendur straniero 外国の 외국의 svetimas svešs; ārzemju- asing buitenlands utenlandsk obcy estrangeiro străin иностранный cudzí tuj tuđ utländsk, främmande ต่างด้าว yabancı, ecnebi 外國的 чужий; іноземний غیر ملکی thuộc nước ngoài 外国的
n
1 a foreigner Aliens are not welcome there. vreemdeling, buitelander غَرِيب، أجْنَبِي чужденец cizinec fremmed der/die Ausländer(in); aber auch Ausserirrdische αλλοδαπός extranjero välismaalane غریبه muukalainen étranger/-ère זָר विदेशी stranac idegen orang asing útlendingur straniero 外国人 외국인 svetimšalis ārzemnieks warga asing buitenlander utlending, fremmed obcy, cudzoziemiec estrangeiro străin иностранец cudzinec, -nka tujec stranac utlänning คนต่างด้าว yabancı uyruklu kimse 外國人 іноземець, чужоземець غیر ملکی ngoại kiều 外侨
2 a creature from another planet aliens from outer space; He claims that he was abducted by aliens. ruimtewese مَخْلُوق غَرِيب(مِن عَالَم آخَر) същество от друг свят mimozemšťan, vetřelec rumvæsen Ausserirrdisches Wesen εξωγήινος extraterrestre tulnukas موجود فضایی avaruusolento extraterrestre חֲיזָר दूसरे ग्रेह के जीव vanzemaljac földön kívüli lény makhluk ruang angkasa alieno, extraterrestre 異星人 외계인 ateivis (iš kitų planetų) citplanētietis makhluk asing buitenaards wezen romvesen obcy инопланетянин mimozemšťan, návštevník z inej planéty nezemeljsko bitje vanzemaljac utomjording มนุษย์ต่างดาว uzaylı yaratık 外星人 інопланетний خلائی یا کسی سیارے کی مخلوق người ngoài hành tinh 外星人
v alienate [-neit]
to make someone feel unfriendly to one He alienated his wife by his cruelty to her. vervreem يُنَفِّر، يُغَرِّب، يَوجِد القَطِيعَه отчуждавам odcizit se fremmedgøre; støde fra sig entfremden αποξενώνω ganarse la antipatía (de) võõrutama از خود راندن؛ بیزار کردن vieraannuttaa s'aliéner לְהַרְחִיק, לְנַכֵּר विमुख करना otuđiti elidegenít membuat benci, menjauhkan diri gera fráhverfan alienare, estraniare 遠ざける 멀리하다 atstumti atsvešināt dipinggirkan vervreemden fremmedgjøre, støte fra seg zrażać do siebie hostilizar a îndepărta отчуждать odcudziť sa odtujiti si otuđiti stöta bort ทำให้หมางเมิน kendinden soğutmak 使疏遠 відштовхувати محبت اٹھا لینا ، کشیدہ làm cho xa lánh 使疏远
n alieˈnation
vervreemding تَباعُد، جَفَاء، تَغْرِيب отчуждение odcizení fremmedgørelse; frastødelse die Entfremdung αποξένωση, αλλοτρίωση alejamiento; enajenación võõrandumine بیگانگی؛ بیزاری vieraantuminen aliénation, désaffection נִיכּוּר अलगाव otuđenost elidegenítés rasa benci fráhverfing, firring alienazione 疎外 소외, 불화 atstūmimas atsvešināšanās peminggiran vervreemding fremmedgjøring zrażenie alienação alienare, îndepărtare отчуждение odcudzenie odtujitev otuđenost fjärmande, alienation ความห่างเหิน yabancılaşma 疏遠 віддалення, відчуженість کشیدگی sự ghét bỏ 疏远
alien → أجنبي cizinec fremmed Ausländer αλλοδαπός extranjero ulkomaalainen étranger stranac straniero 外国人 외국인 vreemdeling utlending cudzoziemiec alienígena чужестранец främling คนต่างด้าว yabancı người nước ngoài 外侨
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