exoticness
- noun
- /ɪɡˈzɑːtɪk.nəs/
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exoticidad
- The exoticness of the tropical flowers attracted many visitors to the garden.
Examples
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They were received there warmly, despite their exoticness in the local context.
Academic text (1999) -
The newsworthiness of the story, however, stems from more than its mere exoticness; it arises from the apparent ordinariness of what would be highly unusual elsewhere and at other times.
Academic text (1997) -
The exoticness of it all numbed me.
Fiction book (1996) -
Her statement was what actually got me riled up in that she wanted to write about POC, use exoticness in her book, but didn't want to recognize that having a pale girl on the cover would be an issue for readers.
Blog text (21) -
Traveling to places with rich cultures and exoticness can broaden your horizons.
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The exoticness of the cuisine surprised the guests at the dinner party.
Synonyms
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4.7
Something new or different that seems interesting
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4.6
Being very strange or unusual in a way that attracts attention
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6.2
Something that is not common and happens only sometimes
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6.1
An unusual feature that makes someone or something different
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5.5
The feeling that something is unusual or hard to explain
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5.2
Something that is not normal and can be seen in the body or test results
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8.0
Being seen as different from most people or from what is usual
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6.0
A quality that makes someone or something stand out from others
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5.6
An unusual but pleasant way of behaving
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7.6
Something that is unusual and interesting because it comes from a distant place or culture
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6.8
A feeling that something is new and not familiar
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5.8
A state of being unusual or strange in a way that is hard to explain
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6.9
A state of being very strange or unusual that surprises people
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6.9
How different or rare something is compared with what people expect
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6.3
The fact that two things are not the same
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9.9
The feeling of being foreign or different from others
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8.4
Being very unusual in appearance, ideas, or behavior
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7.7
The quality of being very unusual and making someone or something stand out
Being rare or not often seen
A state of being different from what is usual or expected
Being different from the usual type or pattern
A quality of being very different or much better than normal
Antonyms
How Exotic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word exoticness comes from the Greek root exo- meaning 'outside' and the word exotic, which meant 'from outside'. So, if something has exoticness it seems like it comes from another place and therefore feels unusual or striking.