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exoticism
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Word definitions for exoticism in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Exoticism \Ex*ot"i*cism\, n. The state of being exotic; also, anything foreign, as a word or idiom; an exotic.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1827, from exotic + -ism .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context uncountable English) The state of being exotic.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Exoticism (from 'exotic') is a trend in European art and design , influenced by some ethnic groups or civilizations from the late 19th-century. First stimulated by Eastern trade in the 16th and 17th centuries, interest in non-western art by Europeans became ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the quality of being exotic; "he loved the exoticism of Egypt" [syn: exoticness , exotism ]
Usage examples of exoticism.
Perhaps in the beginning my exoticism had been to my advantage through the incentive of the strange and new.
In this most English of parks, flanked by the Nash terraces at Hanover Gate, this Islamic exoticism was arresting.
The overwhelming impression given by the newest changes, between the fresh green glow of her eyes and the amoebic tattoos in constant motion beneath the exposed skin of her arms and legs, was shallow exoticism for its own sake.
She takes a final look around the restaurant, savouring the exoticism of bamboo screens and prints of Chinese scenes on the walls and the luxury of fitted carpets.
Janeway had always had itchy feet-had longed for the adventure and exoticism of strange new places.
They would soon tire of the exoticism of travel to another world, of the need to actually participate in combat.
They exist, in all their glittering and innocent exoticism, in direct contradiction to history.
You possess this strange combination of exoticism and innocence, Kit, and I had never encountered that before.
The overwhelming impression given by the newest changes, between the fresh green glow of her eyes and the amoebic tattoos in constant motion beneath the exposed skin of her arms and legs, was shallow exoticism for its own sake.
Her only exoticisms were brilliant golden hair, short-coified, and steel blue eyes.
It was only one of several exoticisms that might make her seem freakish in his world, that made her consider herself unattractive in her own.