alien

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world

   alien customs

2. 2
   adj

   not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

   an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism

3. 3
   verb

   to arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness

   They alienated their friends when they became fanatically religious.

4. 4
   verb

   to transfer property or ownership

   The will aliened the property to the heirs.

5. 5
   noun

   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.

6. 6
   noun

   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.

7. 7
   noun

   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 Freedom's Progress and kick their scaly asses. I'm glad it's a human finding these bastards.

8. 8
   noun

   One excluded from certain privileges; one alienated or estranged.

   […]aliens from the common wealth of Iſrael[…]

Etymology

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.