From another planet (5 letters)

{ Answer }

ALIEN

{ Related Clues }

E.T., e.g.
Extrinsic
Foreign
Foreigner
Noncitizen
Nonnative
Outlander
Outsider
Peregrine
Strange
Stranger
Venusian, for one
Australian ___: outlander?
Completely foreign
Far from familiar
Highly unusual
Martian, e.g.
Newcomer to U.S.
Visitor space
Xenophile's friend
Xenophobe's dread
Sci-fi role
One who's out of this world?

{ Tags }

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{ Notes }

The answer ALIEN is very common and appears about once every 47.9 puzzles.

{ Definition }

ALIEN as a noun:

1. (foreigner, alien, noncitizen, outlander) = a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

2. (stranger, alien, unknown) = anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

3. (extraterrestrial being, extraterrestrial, alien) = a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere

ALIEN as a verb:

1. (alien, alienate) = transfer property or ownership; "The will aliened the property to the heirs"

2. (estrange, alienate, alien, disaffect) = arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"

ALIEN as an adjective:

1. (alien, foreign) = 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"

2. (alien, exotic) = being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine"