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exotic
[ig-zot-ik]
adjective
of foreign origin or character; not native; introduced from abroad, but not fully naturalized or acclimatized.
exotic foods; exotic plants.
strikingly unusual or strange in effect or appearance.
an exotic hairstyle.
of a uniquely new or experimental nature.
exotic weapons.
of, relating to, or involving stripteasing.
the exotic clubs where strippers are featured.
noun
something that is exotic.
The flower show included several tropical exotics with showy blooms.
an exotic dancer; a striptease dancer or belly dancer.
exotic
/ ɪɡˈzɒtɪk /
adjective
originating in a foreign country, esp one in the tropics; not native
an exotic plant
having a strange or bizarre allure, beauty, or quality
(of trees, esp pine trees) native to the northern hemisphere but cultivated in New Zealand
an exotic forest
of or relating to striptease
noun
an exotic person or thing
Other Word Forms
- exoticness noun
- exotically adverb
- exoticism noun
- nonexotic adjective
- nonexotically adverb
- unexotic adjective
- unexotically adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of exotic1
Example Sentences
When arranged in just the right ways, two-dimensional materials can display unusual and valuable quantum effects such as superconductivity and exotic types of magnetism.
When I was growing up, I was infatuated with exotic cars, and there was no car more exotic than the Lamborghini Countach.
The cosmos is riddled with evidence that the universe began with an exotic, unfathomably rapid expansion, but scientists don’t know why it happened.
Less exotic and certainly less ostentatious than the supercars, it nevertheless makes up more than half of the company's sales.
Private coaching, which used to be somewhat exotic, is now commonplace.
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