exotic

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ig-ˈzä-tik\
- /ɪɡˈzɒt.ɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ig-ˈzä-tik\

Definitions of exotic word

noun exotic An exotic plant or animal. 1
adjective exotic strange, unusual 1
adjective exotic animal, plant: foreign 1
adjective exotic person: foreign, attractive 1
adjective exotic Something that is exotic is unusual and interesting, usually because it comes from or is related to a distant country. 0
adjective exotic originating in a foreign country, esp one in the tropics; not native 0

See all 21 definitions of exotic

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Parts of speech for Exotic

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Exotic

exotic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for exotic

adjective exotic

unusual — not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.
out of the ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
striking — Military. describing a fighter-bomber aircraft designed to carry large payloads at high speeds and low altitudes and also to engage in air-to-air combat.
interesting — engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity: an interesting book.
bizarre — Something that is bizarre is very odd and strange.

All 30 Synonyms of exotic

Antonyms for exotic

adjective exotic

ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
boring — Someone or something boring is so dull and uninteresting that they make people tired and impatient.
common — If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
familiar — well-acquainted; thoroughly conversant: to be familiar with a subject.

All 11 Antonyms of exotic

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