exoticness
- noun
- /ɪɡˈzɑːtɪk.nəs/
- 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
Something new or different that seems interesting
Being very strange or unusual in a way that attracts attention
Something that is not common and happens only sometimes
An unusual feature that makes someone or something different
The feeling that something is unusual or hard to explain
Something that is not normal and can be seen in the body or test results
Being seen as different from most people or from what is usual
A quality that makes someone or something stand out from others
An unusual but pleasant way of behaving
Something that is unusual and interesting because it comes from a distant place or culture
A feeling that something is new and not familiar
A state of being unusual or strange in a way that is hard to explain
A state of being very strange or unusual that surprises people
How different or rare something is compared with what people expect
The fact that two things are not the same
The feeling of being foreign or different from others
Being very unusual in appearance, ideas, or behavior
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.