ALIENING - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world

Example: alien customs; exotic plants in a greenhouse; exotic cuisine

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

Example: 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

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

a person who comes from a foreign country

Example: someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

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

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

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

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Verb

transfer property or ownership

Example: The will aliened the property to the heirs