Definitions for alien
ˈeɪl yən, ˈeɪ li ənalien

Princeton's WordNet(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. foreigner, alien, noncitizen, outlander(noun)

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

2. stranger, alien, unknown(noun)

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

3. extraterrestrial being, extraterrestrial, alien(adj)

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

4. alien, foreign(adj)

   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, exotic(verb)

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

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

6. alien, alienate(verb)

   transfer property or ownership

   "The will aliened the property to the heirs"

7. estrange, alienate, alien, disaffect(verb)

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

   "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. alien(Noun)

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

2. alien(Noun)

   A foreigner residing in a country.

3. alien(Noun)

   Any life form of extraterrestrial origin.

4. alien(Verb)

   To estrange; to alienate.

5. alien(Verb)

   To transfer the ownership of something.

6. alien(Adjective)

   Pertaining to an alien.

7. alien(Adjective)

   Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.

Origin: alien, aliene, from alienus, from alius, from h₂élyos.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Alien(adj)

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

2. Alien(adj)

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

3. Alien(noun)

   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. Alien(noun)

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

5. Alien(verb)

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

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

Freebase(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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, Aline, A-line, anile, laine, linea

2. A-line

3. Aline

4. Anile

5. Laine

6. Linea

How to pronounce alien?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Terence:

   I am a man I hold that nothing human is alien to me.

2. Terence:

   I am a man: I hold that nothing human is alien to me.

3. Ambrose Bierce:

   Alien. An American sovereign in his probationary state.

4. Tom Zegan:

   There's no free lunch . . . unless you're an illegal alien.

5. Grange Lady Haig Rutan:

   I'm an idiot! I'm an illegal alien! I'm an English man in New York!

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