What does exotic mean?

exotic means "being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in exotic?

exotic has 3 syllables: ex-o-tic. The stress falls on "o". In IPA it is /ɪɡˈzɑtɪk/.

What is another word for exotic?

Close synonyms include alien. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is exotic a common word?

exotic is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

exotic — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
“alien customs”
“exotic plants in a greenhouse”
“exotic cuisine”
Synonymsalien
Similarforeign
2.
strikingly strange or unusual
“an exotic hair style”
“protons, neutrons, electrons and all their exotic variants”
“the exotic landscape of a dead planet”
Similarstrange

Questions about exotic

What does exotic mean?: exotic means "being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in exotic?: exotic has 3 syllables: ex-o-tic. The stress falls on "o". In IPA it is /ɪɡˈzɑtɪk/.
What is another word for exotic?: Close synonyms include alien. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is exotic a common word?: exotic is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for exotic come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
“alien customs”
“exotic plants in a greenhouse”
“exotic cuisine”
Synonymsalien
Similarforeign
2.
strikingly strange or unusual
“an exotic hair style”
“protons, neutrons, electrons and all their exotic variants”
“the exotic landscape of a dead planet”
Similarstrange

Questions about exotic

What does exotic mean?: exotic means "being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in exotic?: exotic has 3 syllables: ex-o-tic. The stress falls on "o". In IPA it is /ɪɡˈzɑtɪk/.
What is another word for exotic?: Close synonyms include alien. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is exotic a common word?: exotic is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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