Definitions for exotic
ɪgˈzɒt ɪkex·ot·ic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. alien, exoticadjective

   being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world

   "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine"

2. exoticadjective

   strikingly strange or unusual

   "an exotic hair style"; "protons, neutrons, electrons and all their exotic variants"; "the exotic landscape of a dead planet"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. exoticnoun

   An organism that is exotic to an environment.

2. exoticnoun

   An exotic dancer; a stripteaser.

3. exoticnoun

   Any exotic particle.

   Glueballs, theoretical particles composed only of gluons, are exotics.

4. exoticadjective

   Foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign.

   exotic appearance

5. exoticadjective

   Non-native to the ecosystem.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. exotic

   Exotic refers to something that is foreign, non-native, unusual or different from the norm. It often implies an element of intrigue or mysteriousness and can be related to plants, animals, cultures, or places that are not commonly found or experienced in one's local environment or society. It can also describe anything that has characteristics which are strikingly unusual or distinctly unique.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Exoticadjective

   introduced from a foreign country; not native; extraneous; foreign; as, an exotic plant; an exotic term or word

2. Exoticnoun

   anything of foreign origin; something not of native growth, as a plant, a word, a custom

3. Etymology: [L. exoticus, Gr. fr. 'e`xw outside: cf. F. exotique. See Exoteric.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Exotic

   egz-ot′ik, adj. introduced from a foreign country—the opposite of indigenous.—n. anything of foreign origin: something not native to a country, as a plant, a word, a custom.—ns. Exot′icism, Ex′otism. [L.,—Gr. exōtikos—exō, outside.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Exotic

   not a natives of the place where found: an introduced species: also any species occurring in any country outside of the limits of the country whose fauna is under consideration.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'exotic' in Adjectives Frequency: #949

Anagrams for exotic »

1. coxite

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1. Alex

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of exotic in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of exotic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of exotic in a Sentence

1. Stefanie Powers:

   If you are going to a destination where the food might be more exotic than usual, always err on the side of caution.

2. Photographer Helge Skodvin:

   The more exotic, the better. ... We're so used to giving a dog a kiss, but we're not used to giving a lion a kiss, there are some people who make a living making your favorite cat or your favorite dog into a stuffed animal so you can always have it with you, but that's really morbid in a way.

3. Angela Yochem:

   Imagine a world in which you are deciding to travel somewhere exotic. And you discover that you need a vaccine that may not be stocked in your neighborhood clinic, fifteen, 20 minutes later, you have your exotic vaccine that was delivered to your corner clinic.

4. Michelle Christensen:

   We came to these crossroads of making it more exotic and dramatic.

5. Raquel Welch:

   I was lucky that one of my first movies, 'One Million Years B.C.' was made in Europe by a British company. The Brits, and a lot of the rest of Europe, seemed to really love exotic women. The fact that I was American and exotic just made me more appealing to them.

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