EXOTICISM


Meaning of EXOTICISM in English

— exoticist , n.

/ig zot"euh siz'euhm/ , n.

1. tendency to adopt what is exotic.

2. exotic quality or character.

3. anything exotic, as a foreign word or idiom.

Also, exotism /eg"zeuh tiz'euhm, ek"seuh-/ .

[ 1820-30; EXOTIC + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .