Alien Al"ien transitive verb [ French
aliéner , Latin
alienare .]
To alienate; to estrange; to transfer, as property or ownership. [ R.] "It the son
alien lands."
Sir M. Hale. The prince was totally aliened from all thoughts of . . . the marriage.
Clarendon.
Alienability Al`ien·a·bil"i·ty noun Capability of being alienated. "The
alienability of the domain."
Burke.
Alienable Al"ien·a·ble adjective [ Confer French
aliénable .]
Capable of being alienated, sold, or transferred to another; as, land is alienable according to the laws of the state.
Alienage Al"ien·age noun [ Confer Old French
aliénage .]
1. The state or legal condition of being an alien. » The disabilities of
alienage are removable by naturalization or by special license from the State of residence, and in some of the United States by declaration of intention of naturalization.
Kent. Wharton. Estates forfeitable on account of alienage .
Story.
2. The state of being alienated or transferred to another. Brougham.
Alienate Al"ien·ate (āl"y
e n*at)
adjective [ Latin
alienatus , past participle of
alienare , from
alienus . See
Alien , and confer
Aliene .]
Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign; -- with from . O alienate from God.
Milton.
Alienate Al"ien·ate (-āt)
transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Alienated ;
present participle & verbal noun Alienating .]
1. To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of. 2. To withdraw, as the affections; to make indifferent of averse, where love or friendship before subsisted; to estrange; to wean; -- with from . The errors which . . . alienated a loyal gentry and priesthood from the House of Stuart.
Macaulay.
The recollection of his former life is a dream that only the more alienates him from the realities of the present.
I. Taylor.
Alienate Al"ien·ate noun A stranger; an alien. [ Obsolete]
Alienation Al`ien·a"tion noun [ French
aliénation , Latin
alienatio , from
alienare , from
alienare . See
Alienate .]
1. The act of alienating, or the state of being alienated. 2. (Law) A transfer of title, or a legal conveyance of property to another. 3. A withdrawing or estrangement, as of the affections. The alienation of his heart from the king.
Bacon.
4. Mental alienation; derangement of the mental faculties; insanity; as, alienation of mind. Syn. -- Insanity; lunacy; madness; derangement; aberration; mania; delirium; frenzy; dementia; monomania. See
Insanity .
Alienator Al"ien·a"tor noun One who alienates.
Aliene Al·iene transitive verb To alien or alienate; to transfer, as title or property; as, to aliene an estate.
Alienee Al"ien·ee" noun (Law) One to whom the title of property is transferred; -- opposed to alienor . It the alienee enters and keeps possession.
Blackstone.
Alienism Al"ien·ism noun 1. The status or legal condition of an alien; alienage. The law was very gentle in the construction of the disability of alienism .
Kent.
2. The study or treatment of diseases of the mind.
Alienist Al"ien·ist noun [ French
aliéniste .]
One who treats diseases of the mind. Ed. Rev.
Alienor Al`ien·or" noun [ Old French
aliéneur .]
One who alienates or transfers property to another. Blackstone.
Aliethmoid, Aliethmoidal Al`i·eth"moid, Al`i·eth·moid"al adjective [ Latin
ala wing + English
ethomoid .]
(Anat.) Pertaining to expansions of the ethmoid bone or cartilage.
Alife A·life" adverb [ Confer
lief dear.]
On my life; dearly. [ Obsolete] "I love that sport
alife ."
Beau. & Fl.
Aliferous A·lif"er·ous adjective [ Latin
ala wing +
-ferous .]
Having wings, winged; aligerous. [ R.]
Aliform Al"i·form adjective [ Latin
ala wing +
-form .]
Wing-shaped; winglike.
Aligerous A·lig"er·ous adjective [ Latin
aliger ;
ala wing +
gerere to carry.]
Having wings; winged. [ R.]
Alight A·light" intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Alighted sometimes
Alit ;
present participle & verbal noun Alighting .] [ Middle English
alihten , from Anglo-Saxon
ālīhtan ; prefix
ā- (cf. Goth.
us- , German
er- , orig. meaning
out ) +
līhtan , to alight, orig. to render light, to remove a burden from, from
līht ,
leoht , light. See
Light ,
intransitive verb ]
1. To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount. 2. To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof. 3. To come or chance ( upon ). [ R.]
Alight A·light" adjective [ Prefix
a- +
light .]
Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. "The lamps were
alight ."
Dickens.
Align A·lign" transitive verb [ French
aligner ;
à (L.
ad ) +
ligne (L.
linea ) line. See
Line , and confer
Allineate .]
To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line; to aline.
Align A·lign" transitive verb To form in line; to fall into line.
Alignment A·lign"ment noun [ French
alignement .]
1. The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also, the line of adjustment; esp., an imaginary line to regulate the formation of troops or of a squadron. 2. (Engineering) The ground-plan of a railway or other road, in distinction from the grades or profile.
Alike A·like" (ȧ*līk)
adjective [ Anglo-Saxon
onlīc ,
gelīc ; prefix
ā +
like .]
Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference. [ Now used only predicatively.]
The darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
Ps. cxxxix. 12.
Alike A·like" adverb [ Anglo-Saxon
gelīce ,
onlīce .]
In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally; as, we are all alike concerned in religion.
Alike-minded A·like"-mind`ed adjective Like- minded. [ Obsolete]
Aliment Al"i·ment noun [ Latin
alimentum , from
alere to nourish; akin to Goth.
alan to grow, Icelandic
ala to nourish: confer French
aliment . See
Old .]
1. That which nourishes; food; nutriment; anything which feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth. Hence: The necessaries of life generally: sustenance; means of support. Aliments of their sloth and weakness.
Bacon.
2. An allowance for maintenance. [ Scot.]
Aliment Al"i·ment transitive verb 1. To nourish; to support. 2. To provide for the maintenance of. [ Scot.]
Alimental Al`i·men"tal adjective Supplying food; having the quality of nourishing; furnishing the materials for natural growth; as, alimental sap.
Alimentally A`li·men"tal·ly adverb So as to serve for nourishment or food; nourishing quality. Sir T. Browne.
Alimentariness Al`i·men"ta·ri·ness noun The quality of being alimentary; nourishing quality. [ R.]
Alimentary Al`i·men"ta·ry adjective [ Latin
alimentarius , from
alimentum : confer French
alimentaire .]
Pertaining to aliment or food, or to the function of nutrition; nutritious; alimental; as, alimentary substances. Alimentary canal ,
the entire channel, extending from the mouth to the anus, by which aliments are conveyed through the body, and the useless parts ejected.
Alimentation Al`i·men·ta"tion noun [ Confer French
alimentation , Late Latin
alimentatio .]
1. The act or process of affording nutriment; the function of the alimentary canal. 2. State or mode of being nourished. Bacon.
Alimentiveness Al`i·men"tive·ness noun The instinct or faculty of appetite for food. [ Chiefly in Phrenol.]
Alimonious Al`i·mo"ni·ous adjective Affording food; nourishing. [ R.] "
Alimonious humors."
Harvey.
Alimony Al"i·mo·ny noun [ Latin
alimonia ,
alimonium , nourishment, sustenance, from
alere to nourish.]
1. Maintenance; means of living. 2. (Law) An allowance made to a wife out of her husband's estate or income for her support, upon her divorce or legal separation from him, or during a suit for the same. Wharton. Burrill.
Alinasal Al`i·na"sal adjective [ Latin
ala wing + English
nasal .]
(Anat.) Pertaining to expansions of the nasal bone or cartilage.
Aline A·line" transitive verb To range or place in a line; to bring into line; to align. Evelyn.
Alineation A·lin`e·a"tion noun See Allineation .
Alinement A·line"ment noun Same as Alignment . [ The Eng. form
alinement is preferable to
alignment , a bad spelling of the French].
New Eng. Dict. (Murray).
Aliner A·lin"er noun One who adjusts things to a line or lines or brings them into line. Evelyn.
Alioth Al"i·oth noun [ Arabic
alyāt the tail of a fat sheep.]
(Astron.) A star in the tail of the Great Bear, the one next the bowl in the Dipper.
Aliped Al"i·ped adjective [ Latin
alipes ;
ala wing +
pes ,
pedis , foot: confer French
alipède .]
(Zoology) Wing-footed, as the bat. --
noun An animal whose toes are connected by a membrane, serving for a wing, as the bat.
Aliphatic Al`i·phat"ic adjective [ Greek ..., ..., oil, fat.]
(Org. Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, fat; fatty; -- applied to compounds having an openc-hain structure. The aliphatic compounds thus include not only the fatty acids and other derivatives of the paraffin hydrocarbons, but also unsaturated compounds, as the ethylene and acetylene series.
Aliquant Al"i·quant adjective [ Latin
aliquantus some, moderate;
alius other +
quantus how great: confer French
aliquante .]
(Math.) An aliquant part of a number or quantity is one which does not divide it without leaving a remainder; thus, 5 is an aliquant part of 16. Opposed to aliquot .
Aliquot Al"i·quot adjective [ Latin
aliquot some, several;
alius other +
quot how many: confer French
aliquote .]
(Math.) An aliquot part of a number or quantity is one which will divide it without a remainder; thus, 5 is an aliquot part of 15. Opposed to aliquant .
Aliseptal Al`i·sep"tal adjective [ Latin
ala wing + English
septal .]
(Anat.) Relating to expansions of the nasal septum.
Alish Al"ish adjective Like ale; as, an alish taste.
Alisphenoid Al`i·sphe"noid noun (Anat.) The alisphenoid bone.
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