HyperDic: exotic

English > 2 senses of the word exotic:
ADJECTIVEallexotic, alienbeing or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
allexoticstrikingly strange or unusual
exotic > pronunciation
Soundsihgzaa'tihk
Rhymesacademic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk...
English > exotic: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningBeing or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world.
Examples
  • "exotic plants in a greenhouse"
  • "exotic cuisine"
Synonymalien
Broaderforeign, strangerelating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
Spanishexótica, exótico, extranjero, extraño, foráneo, forastero
Catalanaliè, estranger, estrany, forà, foraster
Nounsexoticnessthe quality of being exotic
English > exotic: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaningstrikingly strange or unusual.
Examples
  • "an exotic hair style"
  • "protons, neutrons, electrons and all their exotic variants"
  • "the exotic landscape of a dead planet"
Broaderstrange, unusualdefinitely out of the ordinary and unexpected
Spanishexótico
Nounsexoticnessthe quality of being exotic

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