exotic
/ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/US/ɪɡˈzɑtɪk/
exotic adjective: foreign, especially in an exciting way.
Adjective
exotic (comparative more exotic, superlative most exotic)
- Foreign, especially in an exciting way.
- an exotic appearance
- 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...
- Non-native to the ecosystem.
- 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
- Unusual to keep or undomesticated.
Noun
exotic (plural exotica or exotics)
- An organism that is exotic to an environment; an introduced species.
- Antonyms:
- native
- A person not native to a particular area; a foreigner.
- There were a few exotics among them — some South American boys, sons of Argentine beef barons, one or two Russians, and even a Siamese prince, or someone who was described as a prince.c. 1948, George Orwell, Such, Such Were the Joys
- An exotic dancer; a stripteaser.
- Any exotic particle.
- Glueballs, theoretical particles composed only of gluons, are exotics.
exotic meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
exotic in Tamil
- அயற்பண்புடைய, அயல் திணைக்குரிய, கவர்ச்சியுடைய, விந்தையான, பிறநாட்டுக்குரிய, விதேசிய
exotic in Bengali
- বিদেশী বস্তু, বহিরাগত বস্তু, বৈদেশিক বস্তু, ভিন্নদেশীয় উদ্ভিদ, বহিরাগত, বিদেশী
exotic in Malayalam
- non-native, foreign, tropical
- വിദേശീയ, വിദേശജമായ, വിദേശയിനമായ, അദേശ്യ, വെെദൂര്യ, ദൂരദേശത്തുണ്ടായ
- foreign, faraway, far-off
- വെെദേശികമായ, വിദൂരസ്ഥലത്തുള്ള, ദൂരദേശത്തുള്ള, വിദേശത്തുള്ള, പരകീയ, പ്രാദ്ധ്വ
- colourful, striking, eye-catching
- അപൂർവ്വസുന്ദരമായ, അത്യപൂർവമായ, അപൂർവതരത്തിൽപെട്ട, അപൂർവ്വവും വിശിഷ്ടവുമായ, ആകർഷകമായ, ശ്രദ്ധേയമായ
exotic in Kannada
- ಅಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಶೈಲಿಯ, ವಿನೂತನ, ವಿಲಕ್ಷಣಗುಣದ, ಮರುಳು ಮಾಡುವ, ಹೊರನಾಡಿನ, ವಿದೇಶೀಯ
More languagesFewer languages
- exotic in Assamese
- বিলাতী bilati
- exotic in Tagalog
- eksotiko, kakaiba
- exotic in Arabic
- مجلوب, دخيل
- exotic in Indonesian
- eksotis
- exotic in Persian
- غریب ġarib, اگزوتیک egzotik
- exotic in Vietnamese
- kì lạ, ngoại lai, sinh vật ngoại lai
Examples of exotic in a sentence
- We need to go to the gourmet grocery store to get the exotic ingredients for this recipe.
- Certain anise-flavored drinks have developed a mystique based on the exotic appearance of louching.
- These are exotic lands where great adventures await.
Antonyms of exotic
Forms of exotic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more exotic |
| superlative | most exotic |
| Noun | |
| plural | exotica |
| plural | exotics |
Origin of exotic
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”).
Words formed from exotic
Phrases with exotic
Words that rhyme with exotic
- chaotic
- hypnotic
- sclerotic
- homoerotic
- neurotic
- quixotic
- antibiotic
- asymptotic
- biotic
- despotic
- dicrotic
- ekpyrotic
31 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- heterotic
- idiotic
- narcotic
- Nilotic
- probiotic
- semiotic
- symbiotic
- amniotic
- anadiplotic
- aponeurotic
- aquatic
- aryepiglottic
- autoerotic
- epiglottic
- erotic
- extraglottic
- glottic
- homeotic
- infraglottic
- intraglottic
- miotic
- osmotic
- paraglottic
- periglottic
- polyglottic
- psittacotic
- subglottic
- supraglottic
- thyroepiglottic
- transglottic
- unhypnotic
Questions about exotic
- What does exotic mean?
- Exotic means foreign, especially in an exciting way.
- What is exotic in Tamil?
- Exotic in Tamil is அயற்பண்புடைய, அயல் திணைக்குரிய, கவர்ச்சியுடைய. See Exotic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is exotic?
- Exotic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce exotic?
- Exotic is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/ (UK).
Words near exotic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: exotic (page history and authors); exotic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); exotic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); exotic (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); exotic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); বিলাতী (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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