'Exotic' definitions:
Definition of 'exotic'
From: WordNet
adjective
Being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine" [syn: alien, exotic]
adjective
Strikingly strange or unusual; "an exotic hair style"; "protons, neutrons, electrons and all their exotic variants"; "the exotic landscape of a dead planet"
Definition of 'Exotic'
From: GCIDE
- Exotic \Ex*ot"ic\, n. Anything of foreign origin; something not of native growth, as a plant, a word, a custom. [1913 Webster]
- Plants that are unknown to Italy, and such as the gardeners call exotics. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Exotic'
From: GCIDE
- Exotic \Ex*ot"ic\, a. [L. exoticus, Gr. ? fr. 'e`xw outside: cf. F. exotique. See Exoteric.] Introduced from a foreign country; not native; extraneous; foreign; as, an exotic plant; an exotic term or word. [1913 Webster]
- Nothing was so splendid and exotic as the ambassador. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'exotic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alien,
- alluring,
- apart,
- appealing,
- appetizing,
- asunder,
- at a distance,
- attractive,
- away,
- barbarian,
- barbaric,
- barbarous,
- beguiling,
- belly,
- bewitching,
- bizarre,
- blandishing,
- bottomless,
- bright,
- bright-hued,
- brilliant,
- burning,
- cajoling,
- captivating,
- catching,
- charismatic,
- charming,
- coaxing,
- colorful,
- colory,
- come-hither,
- coquettish,
- crazy,
- deep-colored,
- detached,
- different,
- disconnected,
- discrete,
- disjunct,
- disrelated,
- dissociated,
- distal,
- distant,
- enchanting,
- engaging,
- enravishing,
- enthralling,
- enticing,
- entrancing,
- exciting,
- exterior,
- external,
- extraneous,
- extraordinary,
- extraterrestrial,
- extrinsic,
- far,
- far off,
- faraway,
- fascinating,
- fetching,
- flirtatious,
- foreign,
- foreign-born,
- gay,
- gay-colored,
- glamorous,
- go-go,
- gorgeous,
- high-colored,
- hypnotic,
- imported,
- incommensurable,
- incomparable,
- independent,
- insular,
- intense,
- interesting,
- intriguing,
- intrusive,
- inviting,
- irrelative,
- irresistible,
- isolated,
- long-distance,
- long-range,
- mesmeric,
- mouth-watering,
- mysterious,
- naturalized,
- nude,
- odd,
- other,
- outland,
- outlandish,
- outside,
- peculiar,
- piquant,
- prepossessing,
- provocative,
- provoquant,
- ravishing,
- remarkable,
- remote,
- removed,
- rich,
- rich-colored,
- romanesque,
- romantic,
- seducing,
- seductive,
- segregate,
- separate,
- separated,
- singular,
- siren,
- sirenic,
- spellbinding,
- spellful,
- strange,
- striptease,
- taking,
- tantalizing,
- teasing,
- tempting,
- tickling,
- titillating,
- titillative,
- topless,
- ulterior,
- unaffiliated,
- unallied,
- unassociated,
- unconnected,
- unearthly,
- unfamiliar,
- unique,
- unrelatable,
- unrelated,
- unusual,
- vivid,
- weird,
- winning,
- winsome,
- witching