Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   A·li·en

   /ˈālyən/

   

   adjective

   • 1. belonging to a foreign country or nation. Similar foreignoverseasnonnativeexternaldistantremoteOpposite native
   • ▪ unfamiliar and disturbing or distasteful: "bossing anyone around was alien to him" Similar unfamiliarunknownunheard offoreignstrangepeculiaroddbizarreoutlandishremoteexoticnovelincompatible withunusual foropposed toconflicting withcontrary toadverse toin conflict withat variance withantagonistic tounacceptable torepugnant tohostile toinimical torare:oppugnant toOpposite familiarfamiliar
   • ▪ relating to or denoting beings supposedly from other worlds; extraterrestrial: "an alien spacecraft" Similar extraterrestrialotherworldlyunearthlyMartianVenutianJovianOpposite earthly
   • ▪ (of a plant or animal species) introduced from another country and later naturalized.

   noun

   • 1. a foreigner, especially one who is not a naturalized citizen of the country where they are living: "an illegal alien" Similar foreignerforeign nationalnonnativeimmigrantemigrantémigréincomernewcomervisitoroutsiderstrangerOpposite native
   • ▪ a hypothetical or fictional being from another world. Similar extraterrestrialETMartianVenutianJovianinformal:little green man
   • ▪ a plant or animal species originally introduced from another country and later naturalized.

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin alienus ‘belonging to another’, from alius ‘other’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. alienness noun

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   Powered by Oxford Languages

   More Definitions, Word Origin & ScrabbleShow less

2. www.britannica.com › dictionary › alienAlien Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

   www.britannica.com › dictionary › alien

   • Cached

   Britannica Dictionary definition of ALIEN. [count] 1. : a person who was born in a different country and is not a citizen of the country in which he or she now lives. aliens seeking asylum in the U.S. illegal aliens [=foreign people who live in a country without having official permission to live there] 2. : a creature that comes from somewhere ...

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › alienAlien - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › alien

   Something that's alien is different or foreign. In science fiction, space aliens come from other planets.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishALIEN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-english

   • Cached

   ALIEN definition: 1. strange and not familiar: 2. relating to creatures from another planet: 3. a creature from…. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishALIEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   5 days ago · 9 meanings: 1. a person owing allegiance to a country other than that in which he or she lives; foreigner 2. any being or thing.... Click for more definitions.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › alienAlien - definition of alien by The Free Dictionary

   www.thefreedictionary.com › alien

   • Cached

   Define alien. alien synonyms, alien pronunciation, alien translation, English dictionary definition of alien. adj. 1. Owing political allegiance to another country or government; foreign: alien residents.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishalien noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

   www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › english

   • Cached

   Definition of alien noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. ... Few movies represent intelligent aliens as physically different from humans. He was convinced that he'd been abducted by aliens. In the movie aliens invade Earth.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › alien_adjalien, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

   www.oed.com › dictionary › alien_adj

   • Cached

   There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word alien. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. alien has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. plants (1840s) genetics (1870s) linguistics (1880s) astronomy (1920s) See meaning & use.