Word Cadet

alien

Letters that make alien

a, e, l, n, i are letters that make 'alien'

Words within alien

lien, IE, lie, Ali, Lie, en, li, ie, AL, Al, Li are words within 'alien'

Anagrams of alien

elain, liane, anile, aline are anagrams of 'alien'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of alien

aliens, Talien are words created by adding a letter to 'alien'

alien is a 5 letter word starting with a
alien is a 5 letter word ending with n

7 possible definitions for 'alien'

Alien as "anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found"

Under this definition, alien is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

stranger, unknown have the same meaning as 'alien'

Antonyms

acquaintance, friend have the opposite meaning of 'alien'

alien as a type

'alien' can be a type of interloper, trespasser, intruder.

Types of alien

foreigner, outsider are types of 'alien'.

Derivatives of alien

unknown, exotic, alien are derivatives of 'alien'.

Alien as "transfer property or ownership"

Under this definition, alien is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

alienate has the same meaning as alien

alien as a type

'alien' can be a type of transfer.

Derivatives of alien

alienable is a derivative of alien.

Example of alien used within this context

"The will aliened the property to the heirs"

Alien as "arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness"

Under this definition, alien is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

alienate, disaffect, estrange have the same meaning as 'alien'

alien as a type

'alien' can be a type of alter, change, modify.

Types of alien

drift apart, drift away, wean are types of 'alien'.

Derivatives of alien

alienator, disaffection, estrangement, alienation are derivatives of 'alien'.

Example of alien used within this context

"She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"

Alien as "a person who comes from a foreign country, someone who does not owe allegiance to your country"

Under this definition, alien is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

foreigner, outlander, noncitizen have the same meaning as 'alien'

Antonyms

citizen has the opposite meaning of alien

alien as a type

'alien' can be a type of traveler, traveller.

Types of alien

au pair, exile, deportee, gringo, importee, metic, import are types of 'alien'.

Derivatives of alien

exotic, alien are derivatives of 'alien'.

Alien as "a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere"

Under this definition, alien is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

extraterrestrial being, extraterrestrial have the same meaning as 'alien'

alien as a type

'alien' can be a type of hypothetical creature.

Derivatives of alien

exotic, alien, extraterrestrial are derivatives of 'alien'.

Alien as "not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something"

Under this definition, alien is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

foreign has the same meaning as alien

Derivatives of alien

strangeness, foreignness, curiousness are derivatives of 'alien'.

Similar to alien

extrinsic is similar to alien.

Example of alien used within this context

"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"

Alien as "being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world"

Under this definition, alien is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

exotic has the same meaning as alien

Derivatives of alien

exoticism, exoticness, exotism, extraterrestrial being, foreigner, outlander, stranger, noncitizen, extraterrestrial, alien, unknown are derivatives of 'alien'.

Similar to alien

foreign, strange are similar to 'alien'.

Example of alien used within this context

"alien customs", "exotic plants in a greenhouse", "exotic cuisine"