exotic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- /ɪɡˈzɔtɪk/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/ (Australia)
- /ɪɡˈzɑtɪk/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- [ɪɡˈzɑɾɪk] (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French exotique, from Latin exōticus, from Ancient Greek ἐξωτικός (exōtikós, “foreign”, literally “from the outside”), from ἐξω- (exō-, “outside”), from ἐξ (ex, “out of”).
Meanings
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Foreign, especially in an exciting way.
“Two or three months more went by ; the public were eagerly awaiting the arrival of this semi-exotic claimant to an English peerage, and sensations, surpassing those of the Tichbourne case, were looked forward to with palpitating interest.[…]”
1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Tremarn Case”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:Nothing was so splendid and exotic as the ambassador.
1682 December 3 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for 24 November 1682]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition, volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […]; and sold by John and Arthur Arch, […], published 1819, →OCLC:Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.
2013 June 29, “Travels and travails”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 55:an exotic appearance
- Foreign, especially in an exciting way. ▸ Non-native to the ecosystem.
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Foreign, especially in an exciting way. ▸ extraterrestial, alien
exotic materials
- Being or relating to an option with features that make it more complex than commonly traded options.
- Being or relating to various wagers, such as the trifecta, that involve betting on the finishing positions of multiple competitors across one or more races.
- Denoting or relating to any animal that is not a cat or dog, requiring specialised healthcare
- (qualifier:Of a pet) Unusual to keep or undomesticated.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more exotic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most exotic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
exoticism · exotify · exoticness · exotic hadron · exotic meson · exotically · exoticisation · exotic sphere · exoticity · nonexotic · exotic baryon · exoticist · exoticise · exoticize · cryptoexotic · exotic star · exotic dancer · unexotic · exotic atom · exotic cheroot · exotic species · exoticization
Relateds
Translations (87)
cmn 引進的 /引进的 (non-native to the ecosystem) · el εξωτικός (non-native to the ecosystem) · ru экзоти́ческий (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · it esotico (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · el ξένος (non-native to the ecosystem) · gv andooghyssagh (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · ja 外来 (non-native to the ecosystem) · mi tauhou (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · uk екзоти́чний (non-native to the ecosystem) · de exotisch (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · fi eksoottinen (non-native to the ecosystem) · ja エキゾチック (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · mi rāwaho (non-native to the ecosystem) · vi ngoại lai (non-native to the ecosystem) · fi eksoottinen (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · ro exotic (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · tl eksotiko (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · ar مجلوب (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · tl eksotiko (non-native to the ecosystem) · fi vieras (non-native to the ecosystem) · fr exotique (non-native to the ecosystem) · ru экзоти́ческий (non-native to the ecosystem) · bg екзотичен (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · mi rāwaho (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · ru экзоти́чный (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · nl exotisch (non-native to the ecosystem) · fa غریب (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · cs nepůvodní (non-native to the ecosystem) · gd coimheach (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · fa اگزوتیک (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · grc ἔξεδρος (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · gl exótico (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · gd allmharach (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · cmn 外來的 /外来的 (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · da eksotisk (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · nb eksotisk (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · pt exótico (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · eo neindiĝena (non-native to the ecosystem) · ko 이국적인 (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · ko 외국산의 (non-native to the ecosystem) · ko 이국풍의 (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · ga andúchasach (non-native to the ecosystem) · sh egzòtičan (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · pt exótico (non-native to the ecosystem) · cs cizokrajný (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · eo ekzota (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · sh егзо̀тичан (non-native to the ecosystem) · es exótico (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · id eksotis (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · nl uitheems (non-native to the ecosystem) · el εξωτικός (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · io exotika (non-native to the ecosystem) · ca exòtic (non-native to the ecosystem) · eo ekzotika (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · hu egzotikus (non-native to the ecosystem) · tl kakaiba (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · cs exotický (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · cmn 異國的 /异国的 (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · oc exotic (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · ga andúchasach (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · nl exotisch (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · nn eksotisk (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · sv exotisk (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · ar دخيل (non-native to the ecosystem) · uk екзоти́чний (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · pl egzotyczny (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · vi kì lạ (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · io exotika (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · sv exotisk (non-native to the ecosystem) · la peregrinus (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · gd eilthireach (non-native to the ecosystem) · ca exòtic (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · fr exotique (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · lv eksotisks (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · pl egzotyczny (non-native to the ecosystem) · cmn 有異國情調 /有异国情调 (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · de exotisch (non-native to the ecosystem) · es exótico (non-native to the ecosystem) · ga coimhthíoch (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · id eksotis (non-native to the ecosystem) · sh egzòtičan (non-native to the ecosystem) · lt egzotiškas (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · gd eilthireach (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · sh егзо̀тичан (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · cmn 外來的 /外来的 (non-native to the ecosystem) · hu egzotikus (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) · ko 외래의 (non-native to the ecosystem)