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alien


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  alien 
 
  1  sense  of  alien 
 
  Sense  1 
  estrange,  alienate,  alien,  disaffect 
  =>  drift  apart,  drift  away 
  =>  wean 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  alien 
 
  1  sense  of  alien 
 
  Sense  1 
  estrange,  alienate,  alien,  disaffect 
  =>  drift  apart,  drift  away 
  =>  wean 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  alien 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  alien 
 
  1  sense  of  alien 
 
  Sense  1 
  estrange,  alienate,  alien,  disaffect 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  alien 
 
  alien  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  alien 
 
  Sense  1 
  estrange,  alienate,  alien,  disaffect 
  =>  change,  alter 
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  Grep  of  noun  alien 
  alien 
  alienage 
  alienation 
  alienation  of  affection 
  alienator 
  alienism 
  alienist 
 
  Overview  of  noun  alien 
 
  The  noun  alien  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  foreigner,  alien,  noncitizen,  outlander  --  (a  person  who  comes  from  a  foreign  country;  someone  who  does  not  owe  allegiance  to  your  country) 
  2.  stranger,  alien,  unknown  --  (anyone  who  does  not  belong  in  the  environment  in  which  they  are  found) 
  3.  extraterrestrial  being  extraterrestrial,  alien  --  (a  form  of  life  assumed  to  exist  outside  the  Earth  or  its  atmosphere) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  alien 
 
  The  verb  alien  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  estrange,  alienate,  alien,  disaffect  --  (arouse  hostility  or  indifference  in  where  there  had  formerly  been  love,  affection,  or  friendliness) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  alien 
 
  The  adj  alien  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  alien,  foreign  --  (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") 
  2.  (2)  alien,  exotic,  strange  --  (being  or  from  or  characteristic  of  another  place  or  part  of  the  world;  "alien  customs";  "exotic  plants  in  a  greenhouse";  "moved  to  a  strange  country") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  alien 
 
  2  senses  of  alien 
 
  Sense  1 
  alien,  foreign 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  extrinsic)  ->  intrinsic,  intrinsical 
 
  Sense  2 
  alien,  exotic,  strange 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  foreign)  ->  native 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  alien 
 
  2  senses  of  alien 
 
  Sense  1 
  alien,  foreign 
  =>  extrinsic  (vs.  intrinsic) 
 
  Sense  2 
  alien,  exotic,  strange 
  =>  foreign  (vs.  native) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  alien 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  alien 
 
  alien  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  alien 
  alien 
  alienable 
  alienated 
  alienating 
 
  Overview  of  noun  alien 
 
  The  noun  alien  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  foreigner,  alien,  noncitizen,  outlander  --  (a  person  who  comes  from  a  foreign  country;  someone  who  does  not  owe  allegiance  to  your  country) 
  2.  stranger,  alien,  unknown  --  (anyone  who  does  not  belong  in  the  environment  in  which  they  are  found) 
  3.  extraterrestrial  being  extraterrestrial,  alien  --  (a  form  of  life  assumed  to  exist  outside  the  Earth  or  its  atmosphere) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  alien 
 
  The  verb  alien  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  estrange,  alienate,  alien,  disaffect  --  (arouse  hostility  or  indifference  in  where  there  had  formerly  been  love,  affection,  or  friendliness) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  alien 
 
  The  adj  alien  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  alien,  foreign  --  (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") 
  2.  (2)  alien,  exotic,  strange  --  (being  or  from  or  characteristic  of  another  place  or  part  of  the  world;  "alien  customs";  "exotic  plants  in  a  greenhouse";  "moved  to  a  strange  country") 



alien definition