Meaning of alienans | Babel Free
/ˈeɪli.ənænz/Definitions
Negating, denying, modifying, or casting doubt on the applicability of its modificand.
not-comparable, rhetoric
Examples
“The newspaper never called him "the murderer", always "the alleged murderer", but the alienans adjective didn't help very much: the word "murderer" is all people saw.”
“Because a "decoy duck" is not a duck, "decoy" is an alienans adjective.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.