alien
adjective
\ ˈā-lē-ən
, ˈāl-yən\
, ˈāl-yən\
Definition of alien
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: belonging or relating to another person, place, or thing : strange
an alien environment
b
: relating, belonging, or owing allegiance to another country or government : foreign
alien residents
c
: exotic sense 1
alien plants
d
: coming from another world : extraterrestrial
alien beings an alien spaceship When it comes to knowing what alien life forms might be like, we don't have any idea.— Kate Shuster
2
: differing in nature or character typically to the point of incompatibility
ideas alien to democracy
alien
nounDefinition of alien (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: a person of another family, race, or nation
aliens seeking asylum in the U.S.
2
: a foreign-born resident who has not been naturalized and is still a subject or citizen of a foreign country
broadly
: a foreign-born citizen
3
: extraterrestrial
a movie about an invasion of Earth by monstrous aliens
4
: exotic sense 1
Russian thistle, kudzu, and other aliens
alien
verb
aliened;
aliening;
aliens
Definition of alien (Entry 3 of 3)
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Other Words from alien
Adjective
alienly
adverb
alienness
\ -lē-ən-nəs
, -yən-nəs \
noun
, -yən-nəs \
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms for alien
Synonyms: Adjective
Synonyms: Verb
alienate, disaffect, disgruntle, estrange, sour
Antonyms: Adjective
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of alien in a Sentence
Adjective
new immigrants with customs alien to the community where they have settled it's completely alien to her nature to wish evil of anyoneNoun
aliens seeking asylum in the U.S. He claims that he was captured by space aliens.Verb
such emotional cruelty will rapidly alien any friends you might possibly have left the couple plans to alien the adjoining house lot to their eldest son
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Video: Lincoln County commissioners have approved permits for two separate alien-themed festivals in Nevada for later this year. — Fox News, "'Storm Area 51' alien-themed events in Nevada get final approval from county," 4 Sep. 2019 And with it is a growing rejection of the country to which most people in Hong Kong are bound by ethnicity but that many now shun as an alien power. — Andrew Higgins, New York Times, "Hong Kong Was Once Passionate About China. Now, It’s Indifferent or Contemptuous.," 3 Sep. 2019 There's also Air Space -- an alien-themed inflatable play area and maze that's out of this world. — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com, "7 things to do on Labor Day in Cleveland," 2 Sep. 2019 For them and for others, the contours of this history may be too familiar for the show to inspire an emotion as shocking—or as alien—as terror. — Nina Li Coomes, The Atlantic, "The Uneven Historical Horror of The Terror: Infamy," 2 Sep. 2019 The film follows Pitt’s Roy McBride, an astronaut searching for his dad (Tommy Lee Jones), who went missing 20 years ago while on an interplanetary excursion searching for alien life on Neptune. — Rachel Yang, EW.com, "First Ad Astra reviews say Brad Pitt shines in thoughtful, slightly familiar movie," 29 Aug. 2019 There's also Air Space -- an alien-themed inflatable play area and maze that's out of this world. — Joey Morona, cleveland.com, "Ethiopian Cultural Garden dedication and 10 more things to do in Cleveland this weekend," 24 Aug. 2019 Earth—and transformed them into something alien astronomers light-years away would see. — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, "Top stories: manta ray ‘friendships,’ preventing suicide, and a hidden hotbed of Zika," 23 Aug. 2019 Finally, alien autopsies, UFOs in hangars and other off-the-books government research would be exposed. — Los Angeles Times, "Storming Area 51 started as a joke. But it’s a mystery as to how many will show up," 22 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
At the start of each match, a Snatcher, a large reddish-pink alien with a droopy stomach, swallows then deposits your body in a pod back in its hive. — Christopher Byrd, Washington Post, "‘Gears 5’: The definition of a great action game," 6 Sep. 2019 This is particularly convenient since no arrangements exist to expel people declared aliens under the NRC from of country. — Smitana Saikia, Quartz India, "Why is the Modi government so shrill about finding and deporting illegal immigrants?," 5 Sep. 2019 Beverly was a night owl and enjoyed listening to late-night talk-radio dedicated to sci-fi, aliens and related conspiracy theories. — courant.com, "Beverly Hall," 4 Sep. 2019 Goleman said conspiracy theorists have pinned the blame on everything from satanic cults to aliens. — oregonlive.com, "Mysterious Oregon cattle killings, mutilations alarm ranchers," 22 Aug. 2019 Beetlejuice mullet in How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2018) YouTube screengrab Kidman plays a rockstar alien in this adaptation of the Neil Gaiman story of the same name. — Sangeeta Singh-kurtz, Quartzy, "A brief history of Nicole Kidman’s iconic wigs," 22 Aug. 2019 Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, French Stewart and Joseph Gordon-Levitt played four aliens on a mission to study Earth and its inhabitants while posing as the Solomon family. — Mark Dawidziak, cleveland.com, "10 best scripted TV shows set in Ohio," 16 Aug. 2019 As a result, Missy Elliott, Mega Man costumes, and flying space aliens can be mentioned in the same sensible sentence. — Brian Josephs, Billboard, "Every Missy Elliott Music Video, Ranked," 14 Aug. 2019 But this alien has already landed, and according to Ayres, the more realistic goal is to try to keep out the next Spotted Lanternfly. — Claire Marie Porter, WIRED, "This Voracious, Unstoppable Bug Is Killing Off Vineyards," 2 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The objects, their controllers, and their motivations could utterly alien and unknowable. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "That Time the U.S. Navy Had a Close Encounter With a UFO," 18 Dec. 2017 Alien is a horror movie on a spaceship, to which Aliens adds space marines. — Charlie Jane Anders, WIRED, "Alien: Covenant Proves ‘Franchise Fatigue’ Really Means ‘Boring Movies’," 19 May 2017 The answer, in any case, can only be the Giger alien itself, a contribution to the pantheon of modern design up there with the Coca-Cola logo and the Nike swoosh. — A. O. Scott, New York Times, "Review: ‘Alien: Covenant’ Stays on Brand With Its Terror," 17 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage o