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ex·ot·ic  (g-ztk)
adj.
1. From another part of the world; foreign: exotic tropical plants in a greenhouse. See Synonyms at foreign.
2. Intriguingly unusual or different; excitingly strange: "If something can be explained simply, in a familiar way, then it is best to avoid more exotic explanations" Chet Raymo. See Synonyms at fantastic.
3. Of or involving striptease: an exotic dancer.
n.
1. One that is exotic.
2. A striptease performer.

[Latin exticus, from Greek extikos, from ex, outside; see exo-.]

ex·oti·cal·ly adv.
ex·otic·ness n.

exotic
Adjective
1. having a strange allure or beauty
2. originating in a foreign country; not native
Noun
a non-native plant [Greek exō outside]
exotically adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.exoticexotic - being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine"
foreign, strange - relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city"
2.exotic - strikingly strange or unusual; "an exotic hair style"; "protons, neutrons, electrons and all their exotic variants"; "the exotic landscape of a dead planet"
strange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"

exotic
Translations
Spanish exotic [ɪgˈzɔtɪk] adjexótico
French exotic [ɪgˈzɔtɪk] adjexotique
German exotic [ɪgˈzɔtɪk] adjexotisch
Italian exotic [ɪgˈzɔtɪk] adjesotico/a

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Looking back at the old town, with its one steep street climbing the white face of the chalk hill, I remembered what wonderful exotic women Thomas Hardy had found eating their hearts out behind the windows of dull country high streets, through which hung waving no banners of romance, outwardly as unpromising of adventure as the windows of the town I had left.
For like certain other omnivorous roving lovers that might be named, my Lord Whale has no taste for the nursery, however much for the bower; and so, being a great traveller, he leaves his anonymous babies all over the world; every baby an exotic.
The fruits came from his own stores; he had often cultivated them himself, having an intimate acquaintance with the cultivation of exotic fruits and plants.
 
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