Meaning

7 senses
  1. Foreign, especially in an exciting way.

    an exotic appearance

  2. Foreign, especially in an exciting way.

    Non-native to the ecosystem.

    exotisch

    экзоти́ческийekzotíčeskij

    екзоти́чнийekzotýčnyj

  3. Extraterrestial, alien

    exotic materials

  4. Being or relating to an option with features that make it more complex than commonly traded options.

  5. 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.

  6. Denoting or relating to any animal that is not a cat or dog, requiring specialised healthcare

  7. Unusual to keep or undomesticated.

    strikingly strange or unusual

Examples

74 sentences
  1. We got to eat exotic dishes.

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  2. We were able to eat exotic dishes.

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  3. What's the most exotic food you've tried?

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  4. I like exotic foods.

    ruМне нравится экзотическая еда.

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  5. Her exotic perfume has a subtle scent.

    Її екзотичні парфуми мають тонкий запах.

    ruУ её экзотических духов тонкий аромат.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign:
Русский
By meaning 1
foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French exotique, from Latin exōticus, from Ancient Greek ἐξωτικός (ex

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”).

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Forms

more exotic, most exotic
Comparativemore exotic Lesson
Superlativemost exotic Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world:alien

Word family

22 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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