Definition of alien Alien
/ejˈliʌn/ - [eyleeun] - al•ien
We found 26 definitions of alien from 9 different sources.
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What does alien mean?
WordNet
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| alien - transfer property or ownership; "The will aliened the property to the heirs" | ||
| alienate | ||
| transfer transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" | ||
| alien - arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious" | ||
| estrange, alienate, disaffect | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| 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 gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle" | ||
Adjectivealien, aliener, alienest |
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| alien - being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine" | ||
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| strange, foreign not known before; "used many strange words"; "saw many strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into the house" | ||
| 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" | ||
| foreign | ||
| 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" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- alien (Noun)
A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration. - alien (Noun)
A foreigner residing in a country. - alien (Noun)
Any life form of extraterrestrial origin. - alien (Noun)
One excluded from certain privileges; one alienated or estranged. - alien (Verb)
To estrange; to alienate. - alien (Verb)
To transfer the ownership of something. - alien (Adjective)
Pertaining to an alien. - alien (Adjective)
Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- alien (a.)
Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign; as, alien subjects, enemies, property, shores. - alien (a.)
Wholly different in nature; foreign; adverse; inconsistent (with); incongruous; -- followed by from or sometimes by to; as, principles alien from our religion. - alien (n.)
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. - alien (n.)
One excluded from certain privileges; one alienated or estranged; as, aliens from God's mercies. - alien (v. t.)
To alienate; to estrange; to transfer, as property or ownership.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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Being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world. -
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A person who comes from a foreign country. -
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From another planet.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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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.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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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 DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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alien
In law, implies a person born in a foreign country, in contradistinction to a natural born or naturalized person.
Wikipedia 
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"Alien" is a 1979 science fiction–horror movie directed by Ridley Scott. It is called a science fiction movie because the story takes place in outer space, and there are alien creatures. It is also a horror movie, because there are scary images and creatures. The movie's title refers to a highly aggressive (angry) and intelligent extraterrestrial (alien creature) that attacks and hurts the crew of the spaceship "Nostromo". The movie stars Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, Tom Skerritt as Captain Dallas, and Ian Holm as Ash.
"Alien" was a box office success (it made a lot of money). It led to a successful Hollywood franchise of books, video games, merchandise, and three official sequels (follow-ups). Along with launching the career of actress Sigourney Weaver, the movie is credited as being the first to have a strong female heroine.
There were three sequels to this movie: "Aliens" (1986), "Alien³" (1992), ' (1997), and a cross-overs: "Alien vs. Predator" (2004) and ' (2007)."
The famous tagline (slogan) for the movie was: "In space no one can hear you scream."
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