Analysis Complete

alien

/ alien /
verb/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
transfer property or ownership
"The will aliened the property to the heirs"
Type of:
transfer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adjective satellite Sense 2
being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
"alien customs"
"exotic plants in a greenhouse"
"exotic cuisine"
Similar:
foreign
adjective satellite Sense 3
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"
Similar:
extrinsic
noun Sense 4
a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
Opposites:
citizen
Type of:
traveler traveller
Kinds of:
au pair exile deportee gringo import
noun Sense 5
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
Type of:
intruder interloper trespasser
Kinds of:
foreigner outsider
noun Sense 6
a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
Type of:
hypothetical creature
verb Sense 7
arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
drift apart drift away wean
Derived:
alienation disaffection estrangement alienator
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
84%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
27
Times Searched
1
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transfer foreign extrinsic traveler traveller au pair exile deportee gringo import citizen intruder