Subject: Aliens
Non-human beings, esp. from other worlds.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| alien n. (1820) | an (intelligent) being from a location other than oneโs own, esp. such a being that is not from Earth |
| alien adj. (1919) | of or pertaining to an (intelligent) being or beings from another planet; that derives from another world |
| alien life form n. (1937) | = alien n. |
| ant-man n. (1901) | an alien being that resembles an ant in humanoid form |
| avian n. (1948) | a bird-like alien |
| avian adj. (1931) | (of an alien) bird-like |
| BEM n. (1940) | = bug-eyed monster n. |
| big dumb object n. (1981) | a large, mysterious, alien-made artifact encountered in space or on another world |
| Borg n. (1989) | in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a group of cybernetically enhanced aliens linked in a hive mind n. |
| bug-eyed monster n. (1939) | a monstrous alien with bulging eyes, esp. as a clichรฉd subject for cover illustrations in early science fiction magazines; cf. BEM n. |
| clone n. (1966) | any member of a hypothetical population of artificially produced, identical beings; (also) a duplicate of a living person |
| dalek n. (1963) | in the British television series Doctor Who: a member of a race of aggressive alien mutants in mobile armoured casings |
| eetee n. (1953) | = ET n. |
| ET n. (1939) | = alien n. |
| extraterrestrial n. (1939) | an (intelligent) being that is not from Earth |
| humanoid n. (1940) | a non-human being that has a human-like bodily form |
| humanoid adj. (1940) | esp. of a robot or alien: having a humanoid form; of or relating to humanoids |
| inhuman n. (1926) | a nonhuman being; cf. alien n. |
| inhuman adj. (1930) | not human; alien |
| insectoid n. (1937) | an insect-like alien |
| insectoid adj. (1950) | (esp. of an alien) insect-like |
| insectoidal adj. (1956) | = insectoid adj. |
| Klingon n. (1967) | in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a member of a humanoid alien race, characterized by authoritarian brutality and a strict code of honor; (also) the language of this race, now widely studied as an artificial language |
| little green man n. (1907) | a intelligent humanoid inhabitant of outer space, esp. when regarded as stereotypical of hackneyed science fiction |
| non-human n. (1927) | a non-human creature or organism, such as an animal, an alien, or a supernatural being; = unhuman n. |
| non-human adj. (1930) | = alien n. |
| nonhumanoid n. (1951) | an alien with a non-human bodily form |
| nonhumanoid adj. (1947) | not having a human or human-like bodily form |
| non-terrestrial n. (1946) | an (intelligent) being that is not from Earth; = extraterrestrial n., alien n. |
| offworlder n. (1957) | a person or being from another planet; an alien |
| pod person adj. (1956) | an alien, a monster; a person considered to be conformist, unoriginal, or emotionless; one who lacks personality or individuality |
| Romulan n. (1966) | in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a member of a humanoid alien race |
| sapient n. (1960) | an intelligent alien |
| sapient adj. (1935) | of an alien or machine: intelligent; having human-like intelligence |
| saucerian n. (1947) | a being that travels in a flying saucer; = alien n. |
| saucerman n. (1950) | a being that travels in a flying saucer; = [[2038]saucerian]] |
| saucer people n. (1952) | = saucerians |
| space alien n. (1936) | = alien n. |
| time lord n. (1969) | in the British television series Doctor Who: one of a race of humanoid aliens from the planet Gallifrey who are able to control time-travel technology |
| tribble n. (1967) | in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a species of small, furry, featureless alien |
| triffid n. (1951) | in John Wyndhamโs novel The Day of the Triffids: one of a race of malevolent alien plants which threaten to overrun the world |
| unhuman n. (1944) | an intelligent nonhuman entity; alien n.; cf. non-human n. |
| Vulcan n. (1966) | in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a member of a humanoid alien race, characterized by strictly logical and rational thinking and the suppression of normal human emotions; (hence) a person regarded as having similar characteristics |
| Wookiee n. (1974) | in the fictional universe of the Star Wars franchise: (a member of) a race of tall, hairy, humanoid aliens |
| xeno- prefix (1962) | (used to form words indicating that the base element is or relates to an alien) |
| xenoanthropologist n. (1981) | a person who studies alien cultures; a specialist in xenoanthropology n. |
| xenoanthropology n. (1951) | the study of alien cultures |
| xenocidal adj. (1979) | of, pertaining to, or involving xenocide n. |
| xenocide n. (1973) | the killing or attempted killing of an entire alien species; the killing of an individual alien; (also) a person who commits this act |
| xenolinguist n. (1955) | a specialist in alien languages |