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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•ot•ic /ɪgˈzɑtɪk/USA pronunciation adj. - not native;
coming from abroad or outside a country;
foreign: The city has many restaurants with exotic foods. - strikingly unusual or strange in appearance or nature: exotic solutions.
ex•ot•i•cal•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•ot•ic (ig zot′ik),USA pronunciation adj. - 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, pertaining to, or involving stripteasing:the exotic clubs where strippers are featured.
n. - something that is exotic:The flower show included several tropical exotics with showy blooms.
- an exotic dancer;
stripper.
- Greek exōtikós foreign. See exo-, -tic
- Latin exōticus
- 1590–1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: exotic /ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/ adj - originating in a foreign country, esp one in the tropics; not native: an exotic plant
- having a strange or bizarre allure, beauty, or quality
n - an exotic person or thing
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin exōticus, from Greek exōtikos foreign, from exō outsideexˈotically adv exˈotiˌcism n exˈoticness n |