xeno
Prefix meaning alien
Xeno is a combining form meaning foreign, strange, or other.
It appears in words like xenophobia (fear of foreigners), xenograft (tissue transplant between species), and xenobiology (study of alien life).
Used alone, xeno functions as informal shorthand in gaming and science fiction for alien beings: The xenos attacked our base.
Non-native being
- extraterrestrialBeing from outer space
- E.T.Extraterrestrial being
- cosmicPertaining to the universe
- interstellarBetween celestial bodies
spacefarer · offworlder · UFO · Roswell · Area 51 · first contact · astrobiology · Proxima Centauri
Non-native person
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- nonnativeNot indigenous to a place
stranger · visitor · diaspora · refugee · exile · otherness · unfamiliar · external
Persistent irrational dread
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
hostility · suspicion · paranoia · nativism · racism · hatred · aversion · distrust
alien
Non-native being
- extraterrestrialBeing from outer space
- E.T.Extraterrestrial being
- cosmicPertaining to the universe
interstellar · spacefarer · offworlder · UFO · Roswell · Area 51 · first contact · astrobiology · Proxima Centauri · abduction
foreigner
Non-native person
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
nonnative · stranger · visitor · diaspora · refugee · exile · otherness · unfamiliar · external · newcomer
phobia
Persistent irrational dread
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
discrimination · hostility · suspicion · paranoia · nativism · racism · hatred · aversion · distrust · scapegoating
unfamiliar
Not previously known
peculiar · odd · mysterious · enigmatic · anomalous · outlandish · uncanny · esoteric · arcane · aberrant
xenonative
Originating from a place
indigenous · domestic · autochthonous · endemic · homegrown
- xenon lightsGas-discharge automotive headlights
xenophobia, xenophobic, xenophobe, xenon, xenograft, xenophile