Exotic

Word EXOTIC
Character 6
Hyphenation ex ot ic
Pronunciations /ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/

Definitions and meanings of "Exotic"

What do we mean by exotic?

From another part of the world; foreign: synonym: foreign. adjective

Intriguingly unusual or different; excitingly strange: synonym: fantastic. adjective

Of or involving striptease. adjective

One that is exotic. noun

A striptease performer. noun

Of foreign origin or character; introduced from a foreign country; not native, naturalized, or familiarized; extraneous: as, an exotic plant; an exotic term or word.

Anything of foreign origin, as a plant, tree, word, practice, etc., introduced from a foreign country, and not fully acclimated, naturalized, or established in use. noun

Introduced from a foreign country; not native; extraneous; foreign adjective

Anything of foreign origin; something not of native growth, as a plant, a word, a custom. noun

Foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign. adjective

Non-native to the ecosystem. adjective

An organism that is exotic to an environment. noun

An exotic dancer; a stripteaser. noun

Any exotic particle. noun

Strikingly strange or unusual adjective

Being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world adjective

An organism that is exotic to an environment.

An exotic dancer; a stripteaser.

Any exotic particle.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Exotic

The word "exotic" in example sentences

Not to be outdone, the New York City cast took the term exotic getaway to a whole new level with a Morocco trip spanning three episodes. ❋ Unknown (2011)

JOHN LOWRY, LENDER, AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE: Well, the term exotic mortgage actually came from Alan Greenspan a few years ago when he was talking about all these creative financing ways where people can afford all these exorbitant houses with low payments. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The Atlantic offers some additional thoughts on the term exotic finance. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A few years back I was what they call an exotic dancer. ❋ Cairo (2010)

And that kind of attraction with Ben Affleck that Jennifer Lopez had symbolizes what we call the exotic is erotic. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Kareems business started to blossom (if you don't mind the pun) as he expanded his range in crotons, orchids, and developed what he calls his exotic range of fruit trees. ❋ Unknown (2009)

No, "exotic" is totally a red flag for Otherisation. ❋ Karenhealey (2010)

The reason Obama is ahead by only a handful of points in a political environment poisonous for Republicans is because of lingering concern over his "exotic" (that's the code word) name and background. ❋ Unknown (2008)

We sequester this writing, we call it exotic, or weird, or skewed, because otherwise we would be faced with the intolerable proposition that the reality such writing offers is, indeed, our own, but that we cannot, though we live in the middle of it, recognize it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The hottest new travel trend is “poortainment” – e.g., watching destitute people in exotic places scavenge to survive. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I myself torment my friends about how they're so cool, living in exotic New Jersey. ❋ Karenhealey (2010)

Color One of the most important aspects of Madeleine Castaing's decoration was her love of color — rich colors in exotic combinations — and its potential to evoke history and atmosphere. ❋ Unknown (2010)

She's convinced six million, slightly daft, wayward, Oprahfied, single women across the globe, that the key to repair and regeneration after a monumentally failed relationship lies in exotic globe trotting and carbo loading. ❋ The DC Damsel (2010)

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