alien /āˈli-ən or -lyən/ adjective- Belonging to something else
- Foreign
- From elsewhere
- Extraneous
- Repugnant or offensive
- Inconsistent (with to)
- Incompatible or irreconcilable
- Estranged
noun- A foreigner
- A resident neither native-born nor naturalized
- An outsider
- An extraterrestrial
- A plant introduced to a locality by man but maintaining itself
transitive verb- To alienate (archaic)
- To transfer (rare)
- To estrange (archaic)
ORIGIN: L aliēnus, from alius other alienabilˈity noun aˈlienable adjective (law) Capable of being transferred to another aˈlienage noun The state of being an alien aˈlienate transitive verb - To transfer
- To estrange or to distance by taking away friendship or contact
adjective (obsolete)- Withdrawn
- Estranged
alienāˈtion noun - Estrangement
- Mental or emotional detachment
- The state of not being involved
- The critical detachment with which, according to Bertolt Brecht, audience and actors should regard a play, considering action and dialogue and the ideas in the drama without emotional involvement
- The transfer of property to another, or the right to dispose of property (law)
aˈlienātor noun alˈiened adjective - Made alien
- Estranged
alieneeˈ noun (law) A person to whom property is transferred alˈienism noun - The position of being a foreigner
- The study and treatment of mental diseases
aˈlienist noun - A person who specially studies or treats mental diseases
- A psychiatrist specializing in the legal aspects of mental illness (N American)
aˈlienor noun (law) A person who transfers property alienation effect or A-effect noun Brecht's theory of alienation (see above) |