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alien¹
- /ˈeɪ.li.ən/
- /ˈeɪ.ljən/
Rhymes with -eɪliən
Where it comes from
From Middle English alien, a borrowing from Old French alien, aliene, from Latin aliēnus (“belonging to someone else”, later “exotic, foreign”), from Latin alius (“other”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos. Related to English else.
noun aliens · alyaunte
- A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration. An animated film intended to inform travellers about the dangers that alien species present to Arctic ecosystems is being released today. The message is that it is important to ensure that nobody accidentally brings alien species with them as stowaways in their clothing, baggage or equipment.
- A citizen or national of another sovereign state. An alien born may purchase lands, or other estates: but not for his own use; for the king is thereupon entitled to them.
- A mischievous or suspicious foreigner.
- Any life form of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin. You might not have much use for me. You spend too much time with the damn aliens, pretending your time in the gangs back on Earth never happened. I know you weren't happy when I found you at the Citadel a couple years back. But I'm glad you're on this. I hope you find whoever took my people on Freed
- One excluded from certain privileges; one alienated or estranged. […]aliens from the common wealth of Iſrael[…]
Similar: outlander
adjective more alien · most alien · alyaunte
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Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign.
alien subjects, enemies, property, or shores
Similar: allotrious, strange, acquired, additional, adventitious, alien, ascititious, extraneous, foreign, fremd, intrusive, outlandish
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Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.
principles alien to our religion
Similar: monstrous, weird, aberrant, abnormal, alien, anomalous, as queer as Dick's hatband, bizarre, booky, curious, deviant, discrepant
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Pertaining to extraterrestrial life; typical of an extraterrestrial creature.
It had a peculiar alien tallness, a peculiar alien flattened head, peculiar slitty little alien eyes[.]
Similar: extraterrestrial, nonterrestrial, xenomorphic
verb aliens · aliening · aliened · aliene · alyaunte
- To estrange; to alienate.
- To transfer the ownership of something.
Alien²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Mandarin 阿蓮 (Ālián) Wade–Giles romanization: A¹-lien².
proper noun
- Alternative form of Alian Premier Chiang Ching-kuo traveled to Alien village in Kaohsiung county May 23 to inspect the Chung-chou No. 3 oilwell prospect of Chinese Petroleum Corporation.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: extraterrestrial, extrinsic, foreign, foreigner, exotic, outlander, noncitizen, disaffect, estrange, alienate, strange, stranger, unknown, extraterrestrial being, martian, tropical
noun
Similar: outlander
Translations
Every language
noun person, etc. from outside
| Español | desconocido, desconocida, advena, forastero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 외국인 oegugin, 이국인 igugin |
| 日本語 | 余所者 yosomono |
| 中文 | 異客 /异客 yìkè, 陌生人 mòshēngrén |
| हिन्दी | अनजाना anjānā, अनजानी anjānī, बाहरी bāhrī, विदेशी videśī, परदेसी pardesī |
| Português | estranho |
| Français | étranger, étrangère |
| Deutsch | Fremdling, Fremder, Fremde, Ausländer, Ausländerin |
| Italiano | straniero |
| Ελληνικά | ξένος xénos |
| Română | străin, străină |
| Русский | чужа́к čužák, прише́лец prišélec, незнако́мец neznakómec, незнако́мка neznakómka, посторо́нний postorónnij, посторо́нняя postorónnjaja |
| العربية | غَرِيب ḡarīb, غَرِيبَة ḡarība |
| עברית | זָר zár |
noun foreigner
| Español | extranjero, extranjera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 외국인 oegugin, 이국인 igugin |
| 日本語 | 外国人 gaikokujin, 外人 gaijin, 異邦人 ihōjin |
| 中文 | 外國人 /外国人 wàiguórén, 外人 wàirén, 老外 lǎowài |
| हिन्दी | विदेशी videśī, अन्यदेशीय anyadeśīya, परदेसी pardesī |
| Português | estrangeiro, forasteiro |
| Français | étranger, étrangère |
| Deutsch | Fremder, Fremde, Ausländer, Ausländerin |
| Italiano | straniero, forestiero |
| Ελληνικά | ξένος xénos |
| Română | străin, străină |
| Русский | иностра́нец inostránec, чужезе́мец čužezémec, иноро́дец inoródec |
| Tiếng Việt | người nước ngoài, người ngoại quốc |
| العربية | أَجْنَبِيّ ʔajnabiyy, أَجْنَبِيَّة ʔajnabiyya |
| עברית | גֵּר ger |
noun life form of non-Earth origin
| Español | extraterrestre, alienígena |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 우주인 uju'in, 외계인 oegyein, 에일리언 eillieon |
| 日本語 | 宇宙人 uchūjin, 異星人 iseijin, エイリアン eirian |
| 中文 | 外星人 wàixīngrén, 宇宙人 yǔzhòurén |
| हिन्दी | परग्रही paragrahī |
| Português | alienígena, extraterrestre, alien |
| Français | extraterrestre, alien |
| Deutsch | Außerirdischer, Außerirdische, Alien, Weltraumwesen |
| Italiano | extraterrestre, alieno |
| Ελληνικά | εξωγήινος exogíinos |
| Română | extraterestru, extraterestră |
| Русский | инопланетя́нин inoplanetjánin, инопланетя́нка inoplanetjánka, инопланетя́не inoplanetjáne, прише́лец prišélec |
| Tiếng Việt | người ngoài hành tinh |
| العربية | فَضَائِيّ m or فَضَائِيَّة faḍāʔiyy |
| עברית | חַיְזָר khayzár, חוּצָן khutsán |
adj not belonging to the same country
| Español | alienígena |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 外来の gairai no, 外国の gaikoku no |
| 中文 | 外來的 /外来的 wàilái de |
| हिन्दी | विदेशी videśī |
| Português | alienígena |
| Français | étranger |
| Deutsch | ausländisch, fremd, fremdländisch, auswärtig |
| Ελληνικά | ξένος xénos |
| Română | străin |
adj very unfamiliar, strange
| Español | ajeno, alienígeno |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 相容れない aiirenai, 異質な ishitsu na |
| हिन्दी | अपरिचित apricit, अनजान anjān |
| Português | alheio |
| Deutsch | fremd, fremdartig |
| Ελληνικά | ξένος xénos |
| Română | nefamiliar |
adj pertaining to extraterrestrial life
| Español | alienígena, extraterrestre |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | परग्रही paragrahī |
| Português | alienígena, extraterrestre |
| Français | extraterrestre |
| Deutsch | außerirdisch |
| Italiano | extraterrestre |
| Română | extraterestru |
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