"exoticism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: exoticisms [plural]
Etymology: exotic + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|exotic|ism}} exotic + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} exoticism (usually uncountable, plural exoticisms)
  1. (uncountable) The state of being exotic. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms (state of being exotic): exoticness, exoticity, exotism Translations (the state of being exotic): 異國情調 (Chinese Mandarin), 异国情调 (yìguó qíngdiào) (Chinese Mandarin), eksoottisuus (Finnish), eksotiikka (Finnish), exotisme [masculine] (French), Exotik [feminine] (German), εξωτισμός (exotismós) [masculine] (Greek), экзоти́чность (ekzotíčnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-exoticism-en-noun-NE5jOUeW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 95 5 Disambiguation of 'state of being exotic': 89 11 Disambiguation of 'the state of being exotic': 91 9
  2. Something exotic. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (something exotic): 有異國情調的事物 (Chinese Mandarin), 有异国情调的事物 (yǒu yìguó qíngdiào de shìwù) (Chinese Mandarin), erikoisuus (Finnish), eksoottisuus (Finnish), Exot [masculine] (German), экзо́тика (ekzótika) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-exoticism-en-noun-COkdCzQr Disambiguation of 'something exotic': 18 82

Inflected forms

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