Exoticness

/ɪɡˈzɑːtɪknəs/ noun

Definition

The quality of being exotic; the state or degree of being foreign, unusual, or strikingly different.

Etymology

From exotic + the noun suffix -ness. This simpler form of the abstract noun parallels the construction of words like 'kindness' or 'darkness.'

Kelly Says

Exoticness is sometimes fake—restaurants create exoticness through dramatic plating and mysterious menu descriptions when the food might be pretty ordinary!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የአውሮፓ ባህል ውስጥ አይነት
ye-a-wro-pa ba-he-l wus-tu a-yne-t
ARالعربية
سحر الغرب
sa-har al-gharb
BNবাংলা
বিদেশি আকর্ষণ
vi-deshi ak-rshon
CACatalà
exoticisme
eh-zo-tee-sme
CSČeština
exotik
eh-zo-tik
DADansk
exotisme
eks-o-tee-sme
DEDeutsch
Exotik
eh-zo-tik
ELΕλληνικά
εξωτισμός
eh-ksoo-tis-mos
ESEspañol
exoticismo
eh-soh-tee-see-moh
FAفارسی
جاذبه فرهنگ‌های غریب
ja-d-beh farhang-ha-ye gha-ri-b
FISuomi
ekotiikka
eh-ko-tee-kka
FRFrançais
exotisme
ek-zo-teem
GUGU
વિદેશી આકર્ષણ
vi-deshi ak-ar-shon
HAHA
gwanin al'umma
gwan-in al-u-mma
HEעברית
קסם תרבות זרה
kas-sem ta-ru-vat zera
HIहिन्दी
विदेशीपन
vi-deshi-pan
HUMagyar
exotika
eh-zo-tee-ka
IDBahasa Indonesia
eksotisisme
eks-o-tee-si-me
IGIG
n'anya ụwa
n-ya-nya u-wa
ITItaliano
esotismo
eh-soh-tee-smo
JA日本語
異文化の魅力
i-bunka no miru-bi
KKKK
экзотика
ek-zo-tika
KMKM
សម្បទ្ធិវប្បធម៌
sam-bat-dhi-vop-ba-dhom
KO한국어
외국 문화의 매력
oe-guk munhwa-ui mae-ryeok
MRMR
विदेशी आकर्षण
vi-deshi ak-ar-shon
MSBahasa Melayu
eksotisisme
eks-o-tee-si-me
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲသော ယဉ်ကျေး
pyaung-lan-she-daw yenze-e
NLNederlands
exotisme
eh-zo-tee-sme
NONorsk
exotisme
eks-o-tee-sme
PAPA
ਬਾਹਰੀ ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਦਾ ਜਾદੂ
ba-ha-ree sab-hya-a-char da ja-doo
PLPolski
eksotyka
eks-o-ty-ka
PTPortuguês
exoticismo
eh-zo-tee-see-moh
RORomână
exoticism
eh-zo-tee-sizm
RUРусский
экзотика
ek-zo-tika
SVSvenska
exotik
eh-zo-tik
SWKiswahili
wigo wa utamaduni wa ajabu
wi-go wa u-ta-ma-du-ni wa a-ja-bu
TAதமிழ்
வெளிநாட்டுப் பண்பாட்டின் 매력
ve-li-na-tu-pp ban-pa-ttin mae-lyak
TEతెలుగు
విదేశీ ఆకర్షణ
vi-deshi ak-ar-shana
THไทย
เสน่ห์ของวัฒนธรรมแปลกใหม่
sen-neh-khong watthanatham plaek mai
TLTL
kagandahang kultura
ka-gan-dahang ku-ltu-ra
TRTürkçe
egzotiklik
eh-gzo-tik-lik
UKУкраїнська
екзотика
ek-zo-tika
URاردو
خارجی ثقافت کا جادو
kha-ra-ji tha-qa-fat ka ja-doo
VITiếng Việt
sự quyến rũ của văn hóa kỳ lạ
su-quen-ru cua van hoa ky la
YOYO
ìṣẹ́ ìṣẹ́
i-she i-she
ZH中文
异域风情
yìyù fēngqíng
ZUZU
umngciphi wezulu
oom-ng-ci-phi we-zu-lu

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Colloquial form of exoticity carrying the same gendered colonial baggage. Often used in popular discourse to describe people or places in ways that flatten complexity and intensify objectification.

Inclusive Usage

Avoid. Replace with specific descriptors of what you're actually observing (unfamiliar, distinctive, culturally specific).

Inclusive Alternatives

["unfamiliarity","distinctiveness","novelty"]

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