exotic
/ɪɡˈzɑtɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.91 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Foreign, especially in an exciting way.
adj
Foreign, especially in an exciting way.
adj
Foreign, especially in an exciting way.
adj
Being or relating to an option with features that make it more complex than commonly traded options.
adj
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.
adj
Denoting or relating to any animal that is not a cat or dog, requiring specialised healthcare
adj
Unusual to keep or undomesticated.
noun
An organism that is exotic to an environment; an introduced species.
Example Sentences
- "an exotic appearance"
- "Nothing was so splendid and exotic as the ambassador."
- "“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.[…]”"
- "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."
- "exotic materials"
- "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."
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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: exotique, exōticus, ἐξωτικός
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪɡˈzɑtɪk/
- British English: /ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/