exotic

CEFRB2

/ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Strange or unusual because it comes from a distant place.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Foreign, especially in an exciting way.

Examples

  • Her exotic perfume has a subtle scent.

  • In woodworking, we classify wood as hardwood, softwood or exotic wood.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • [ɪɡˈzɑɾɪk]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Non-native to the ecosystem.

  2. extraterrestial, alien

  3. Being or relating to an option with features that make it more complex than commonly traded options.

More examples

In context

  • Glueballs, theoretical particles composed only of gluons, are exotics.

  • an exotic appearance

  • exotic materials

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

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”).