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- Dictionarya·li·as/ˈālēəs/
adverb
- 1. used to indicate that a named person is also known or more familiar under another specified name: "Eric Blair, alias George Orwell"
noun
- 1. a false or assumed identity: "a spy operating under the alias Barsad"
verb
- 1. misidentify (a signal frequency), introducing distortion or error: "fringes at higher spatial frequency are aliased by the sensor"
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Learn the meaning of alias as a noun and an adverb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use alias in a sentence and how it differs from other words like pseudonym or nickname.
Alias is a word that can be used as a noun or a preposition. As a noun, it means a false name, especially one used by a criminal. As a preposition, it means after giving the real name. See more meanings, examples and translations of alias.
Your alias could be as important as the name you use when you’re on the run or as simple as your screen name on a social networking site. Either way, an alias is a temporary name, one you don’t use all the time or for every occasion.
Alias is a word that can be used as a noun or an adverb to refer to a false name or an alternative name. Learn how to use alias in different contexts, such as criminal, computing or literary, with examples and translations.
Alias definition: a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name. See examples of ALIAS used in a sentence.
An alias is a false name, especially one used by a criminal. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, usage and collocations of alias with Collins English Dictionary.
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word alias. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
