Definitions for Alien
ˈeɪl yən, ˈeɪ li ənalien

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.8 / 4 votes

1. foreigner, alien, noncitizen, outlandernoun

   a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

2. stranger, alien, unknownnoun

   anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

3. extraterrestrial being, extraterrestrial, alienadjective

   a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere

4. alien, foreignadjective

   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"

5. alien, exoticverb

   being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world

   "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine"

6. alien, alienateverb

   transfer property or ownership

   "The will aliened the property to the heirs"

7. estrange, alienate, alien, disaffectverb

   arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness

   "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. aliennoun

   A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.

2. aliennoun

   A foreigner residing in a country.

3. aliennoun

   Any life form of extraterrestrial origin.

4. alienverb

   To estrange; to alienate.

5. alienverb

   To transfer the ownership of something.

6. alienadjective

   Pertaining to an alien.

7. alienadjective

   Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.

8. Etymology: alien, aliene, from alienus, from alius, from h₂élyos.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ALIENadjective

   Etymology: alienus, Lat.

   1. Foreign, or not of the same family or land.

   The mother plant admires the leaves unknown
   Of alien trees, and apples not her own. John Dryden, Virg. Georg.

   But who can tell, what pangs, what sharp remorse,
   Torment the Boian prince? from native soil
   Exil’d by fate, torn from the tender embrace
   Of weeping consort, and depriv’d the sight
   Of his young guiltless progeny, he seeks
   Inglorious shelter in an alien land. Philips.

   2. Estranged from; not allied to; adverse to; with the particle from, and sometimes to, but improperly.

   To declare my mind to the disciples of the fire, by a similitude not alien from their profession. Boyle.

   The sentiment that arises, is a conviction of the deplorable state of nature, to which sin reduced us; a weak, ignorant creature, alien from God and goodness, and a prey to the great destroyer. John Rogers, Sermons.

   They encouraged persons and principles, alien from our religion and government, in order to strengthen their faction. Jonathan Swift, Miscellanies.

2. Aliennoun

   Etymology: alienus, Lat.

   1. A foreigner; not a denison; a man of another country or family; not allied; a stranger.

   In whomsoever these things are, the church doth acknowledge them for her children; them only she holdeth for aliens and strangers, in whom these things are not found. Richard Hooker.

   If it be prov’d against an alien,
   He seeks the life of any citizen,
   The party, ’gainst the which he doth contrive,
   Shall seize on half his goods. William Shakespeare, Merch. of Venice.

   The mere Irish were not only accounted aliens, but enemies, and altogether out of the protection of the law; so as it was no capital offence to kill them. John Davies, on Ireland.

   Thy place in council thou hast rudely lost,
   Which by thy younger brother is supply’d,
   And art almost an alien to the hearts
   Of all the court and princes of my blood. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   Their famous lawgiver condemned the persons, who sat idle in divisions dangerous to the government, as aliens to the community, and therefore to be cut off from it. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

   2. In law.An alien is one born in a strange country, and never enfranchised. A man born out of the land, so it be within the limits beyond the seas, or of English parents out of the king’s obedience, so the parents, at the time of the birth, be of the king’s obedience, is not alien. If one born out of the king’s allegiance, come and dwell in England, his children (if he beget any here) are not aliens, but denizens. John Cowell

3. To Alienverb

   Etymology: aliener, Fr. alieno, Lat.

   1. To make any thing the property of another.

   If the son alien those lands, and then repurchase them again in fee, now the rules of descents are to be observed, as if he were the original purchaser. Matthew Hale, History of Common Law.

   2. To estrange; to turn the mind or affection; to make averse to; with from.

   The king was wonderfully disquieted, when he found, that the prince was totally aliened from all thoughts of, or inclination to, the marriage. Edward Hyde.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Alien

   Alien is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears for her eighth studio album Britney Jean (2013). It was written and produced by William Orbit, Ana Díaz, and Dan Traynor, with additional songwriting provided by Spears and Anthony Preston. "Alien" is a mid-tempo dance-pop song, which lyrically discusses Spears' feelings of loneliness. "Alien" received acclaim from music critics, who appreciated its production and recognized it as being among the more personal offerings from the record. The track peaked at number 8 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and debuted at 147 on the French Singles Chart despite not being a single from Britney Jean. The track has been performed during Spears' residency show Britney: Piece of Me.

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1. alien

   An alien is an individual or being that originates from another region, planet, or galaxy than the one currently inhabited. This term can be used generically to describe anyone or anything that is considered foreign or unfamiliar. In science fiction, it often refers to extraterrestrial life forms. In legal context, it denotes a person who is not a citizen or national of a given country.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Alienadjective

   not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign; as, alien subjects, enemies, property, shores

2. Alienadjective

   wholly different in nature; foreign; adverse; inconsistent (with); incongruous; -- followed by from or sometimes by to; as, principles alien from our religion

3. Aliennoun

   a foreigner; one owing allegiance, or belonging, to another country; a foreign-born resident of a country in which he does not possess the privileges of a citizen. Hence, a stranger. See Alienage

4. Aliennoun

   one excluded from certain privileges; one alienated or estranged; as, aliens from God's mercies

5. Alienverb

   to alienate; to estrange; to transfer, as property or ownership

6. Etymology: [OF. alien, L. alienus, fr. alius another; properly, therefore, belonging to another. See Else.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Alien

   The Alien film franchise is a science fiction horror film series consisting of four installments, focusing on Lieutenant Ellen Ripley and her battles with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as the "Alien". Produced by 20th Century Fox, the series started with the 1979 film Alien, which led to three movie sequels, as well as numerous books, comics and video game spin-offs. Related to the franchise is the two part Alien vs. Predator series which combines the Aliens with the Predators from the Predator film series. Prometheus, an indirect prequel to Alien, is also related.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Alien

   āl′yen, adj. foreign: different in nature: adverse to.—n. one belonging to another country: one not entitled to the rights of citizenship.—n. Al′ienage, state of being an alien. [L. alienus—alius, other.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. alien

   Generally speaking, one born in a foreign country, out of the king's allegiance; but if the parents be of the king's obedience, the child is no alien. An alien enemy, or person under the allegiance of the state at war with us, is not generally disabled from being a witness in admiralty courts; nor are debts due to him forfeited, but only suspended.--Alien's duty, the impost laid on all goods imported into England in foreign bottoms, over and above the regular customs.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. alien

   In law, implies a person born in a foreign country, in contradistinction to a natural born or naturalized person.

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1. alien

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Anagrams for Alien »

1. aline

2. Aline

3. A-line

4. anile

5. laine

6. linea

7. elian

8. elain

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Alien in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Alien in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Alien in a Sentence

1. Sandeep Khandelwal:

   No element has been introduced that's alien, the whole building fully belongs to its setting.

2. Thomas Homan:

   Disturbingly, the legislation serves to codify a dangerous policy that deliberately obstructs our country’s immigration laws and shelters serious criminal alien offenders.

3. Paul Pelosi:

   When you're dealing with our electronic systems, ICE is seeing the fingerprints of an alien arrested by local law enforcement. But a face-to-face interview can confirm a lot of things. And the truth is, with any law enforcement situation, you never know what you're going to uncover during an interview.

4. Ambrose Bierce:

   Alien. An American sovereign in his probationary state.

5. Erik Pevernagie:

   Everybody is an alien to somebody else. The other can be heaven or can be hell. Still and all, the other remains an opportunity to discover ourselves. ( "Le ciel c'est l'autre" )

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Alien
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Alien
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Alien
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Alien
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Alien
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Alien
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Alien
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html