alien (
http://definr.com/alien)
adj 1: 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"
[syn:
foreign]
2: 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" [syn:
exotic,
strange]
n 1: a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does
not owe allegiance to your country [syn:
foreigner,
noncitizen,
outlander] [ant:
citizen]
2: anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they
are found [syn:
stranger,
unknown]
3: a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its
atmosphere [syn:
extraterrestrial being,
extraterrestrial]
v : arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly
been love, affection, or friendliness [syn:
estrange,
alienate,
disaffect]