exoticism
The state of being exoticThe state of being exotic.
» The streets are filled with an air of exoticism.
Улицы наполнены атмосферой экзотики.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)The state of being exotic.
Exotik
экзоти́чностьekzotíčnostʹ
the quality of being exotic
(uncountable, usually)Something exotic.
Exot
экзо́тикаekzótika
(uncountable, usually)A word changed in spelling or pronunciation to look or sound more exotic or foreign.
The English pronunciations of Beijing and Chumash with French-like j and ch are exoticisms, as is the spelling T'Sou-ke for the original Anglicization Sooke.
Examples
2 sentencesThe streets are filled with an air of exoticism.
ruУлицы наполнены атмосферой экзотики.
Marika's half-European, half-Asian Finnish looks convey a sense of exoticism and cultural richness.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Forms
plural: exoticisms| Singular | exoticism |
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uncountable
Synonyms
4 synonyms- the quality of being exotic:exoticnessexotism
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable