alien
adjectiveHow many syllables in alien?
There are 3 syllables in the word alien.How to pronounce alien:
Definition of alien:
- alien (adjective):
- belonging or relating to another person, place, or thing strange
- not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something.
Synonyms for alien:
exotic
external
extrinsic
foreign
imported
international
introduced
multicultural
nonnative
Antonyms for alien:
earthling
homo sapiens
human
human being
man
tellurian
terran
woman
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Syllable Fun Fact
In English, certain prefixes and suffixes, when added to a base word, can change its syllable count, as with 'happy' (2 syllables) becoming 'unhappiness' (4 syllables).
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