ETYM Old Fren. alien, Latin alienus, from alius another; properly, therefore, belonging to another. Related to Else.
1. Being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; SYN. exotic, strange.
2. Not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something; SYN. foreign.
1. Accepted as real or true without proof; SYN. assumptive, taken for granted.
2. Adopted in order to deceive; SYN. false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham.
3. Taken as one's right without justification; SYN. arrogated.
ETYM Latin extraneus, from extra. Related to Extra-, Strange.
1. Not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; SYN. foreign.
2. Not essential.
3. Not pertinent to the matter under consideration; SYN. immaterial, impertinent.
ETYM Old Eng. forein, French forain, Late Lat. foraneus, from Latin foras, foris, out of doors, abroad, without; akin to fores doors, and Eng. door. Related to Door, Foreclose, Forfeit, Forest, Forum.
1. Of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than one's own).
2. Relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world.
ETYM as. utlendisc foreign. Related to Out, Land, and -ish.
Scandalous; that which does not abide by custom or propriety.
1. Being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; SYN. unusual.
2. Not at ease or comfortable
3. Not known before; SYN. unknown.