I. ˈālyən, -lēən adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin alienus, from alius other — more at else
1.
a. : belonging or relating to another person or place : strange
followed the crops north and back again year after year, alien and set apart — Marjory S. Douglas
b. : relating, belonging, or owing allegiance to another country, land, or government : foreign
the government's attempt to expel all alien agents
2. : different in nature or character : far removed — used with from
with an effect entirely alien from the one intended
3.
a. : of a foreign character or origin : belonging to something else
a statement alien to the topic under consideration
b. : repugnant in nature : hostile , opposed — used with to
a political philosophy alien to democracy
Synonyms: see extrinsic
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from alien, adjective
1. : a person of another family, race, or place : stranger
2. : one owing allegiance to another country : 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. archaic : one excluded from certain privileges : one alienated or estranged
III. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English alienen, from Latin alienare, from alienus
1. : alienate , estrange
aliened from all thoughts of … the marriage — Edward Hyde
2. : to make over (as property or ownership)
IV. noun
: extraterrestrial herein