alier - adj. & n.
--adj.

1 a (often foll. by to) unfamiliar; not in accordance or harmony; unfriendly, hostile; unacceptable or repugnant (army discipline was alien to him; struck an alien note). b (often foll. by from) different or separated.
2 foreign; from a foreign country (help from alien powers).
3 of or relating to beings supposedly from other worlds.
4 Bot. (of a plant) introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in its new home.

--n.

1 a foreigner, esp. one who is not a naturalized citizen of the country where he or she is living.
2 a being from another world.
3 Bot. an alien plant.

alienness n. [ME f. OF f. L alienus belonging to another (alius)]

alier - adj.
Law able to be transferred to new ownership.

alienability n.

alier - n.
the state or condition of being an alien.

alier - v.tr.
1 a cause (a person) to become unfriendly or hostile. b (often foll. by from) cause (a person) to feel isolated or estranged from (friends, society, etc.).
2 transfer ownership of (property) to another person etc.

alienator n. [ME f. L alienare alienat- (as ALIEN)]

alier - n.
1 the act or result of alienating.
2 (Theatr. alienation effect) a dramatic effect whereby an audience remains objective, not identifying with the characters or action of a play.

alier - n.
US a psychiatrist, esp. a legal adviser on psychiatric problems. [F ali

niste (as ALIEN)]