Antonyms for exotic

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ig-zot-ik

Phonetic Transcription : ɪgˈzɒt ɪk

Definition of exotic

Origin : 1590s, "belonging to another country," from Middle French exotique (16c.) and directly from Latin exoticus, from Greek exotikos "foreign," literally "from the outside," from exo "outside" (see exo-). Sense of "unusual, strange" first recorded in English 1620s, from notion of "alien, outlandish." In reference to strip-teasers and dancing girls, it is first attested by 1942, American English.
Exotic dancer in the nightclub trade means a girl who goes through a few motions while wearing as few clothes as the cops will allow in the city where she is working ... ["Life," May 5, 1947]
As a noun from 1640s.

adj not native or usual; mysterious

Example sentences :

It gave me the notion of an exotic Immensity ruled by an august Benevolence.
Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad

It was the exotic complexion and the slightness of his build which had put me off so completely.
Extract from : « 'Twixt Land & Sea » by Joseph Conrad

It was now May, and London was bright with all the exotic gaiety of the season.
Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope

There was a kind of exotic quality in meeting Gistla that never disappeared.
Extract from : « George Loves Gistla » by James McKimmey

Its language was Latin, an exotic dialect in the Eastern half of the Empire.
Extract from : « Ancient Law » by Sir Henry James Sumner Maine

"The North does not suit such an exotic plant as yourself," he said.
Extract from : « The Doctor of Pimlico » by William Le Queux

Bring no exotic flowers: America was in their hearts, And they are ours For ever and a day.
Extract from : « Golden Stars » by Henry Van Dyke

There seemed to be several varieties, all grotesque in shape and exotic in color.
Extract from : « The Stars, My Brothers » by Edmond Hamilton

It is certain that, so long as religion is an exotic, its existence will be precarious.
Extract from : « A Tour of the Missions » by Augustus Hopkins Strong

They were as exotic to my sister's husband as the ethics of esoteric Buddhism.
Extract from : « The Message » by Alec John Dawson

Synonyms for exotic

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