EXOTICISM

exoticism, exoticness, exotism

(noun) the quality of being exotic; “he loved the exoticism of Egypt”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

exoticism (usually uncountable, plural exoticisms)

(uncountable) The state of being exotic.

Something exotic.

Usage notes

Much more common than synonyms exoticness and exoticity.

Synonyms

• (state of being exotic): exoticness, exoticity, exotism

Anagrams

• semitoxic

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*ot"i*cism, n.

Definition: The state of being exotic; also, anything foreign, as a word or idiom; an exotic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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