alien

/ˈeɪliən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
   “an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism”
2. being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
   “alien customs”

noun

1. a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
2. anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
3. a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere

verb

1. transfer property or ownership
   “The will aliened the property to the heirs”

Synonyms for alien

• foreign
• extrinsic
• exotic
• foreigner
• noncitizen
• outlander
• stranger
• unknown
• extraterrestrial being
• extraterrestrial
• alienate

Words that rhyme with alien

• mammalian
• bachailian
• balian
• raphalian
• topalian