exoticness

noun

as in uniqueness

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  1. uniqueness
  2. distinctiveness
  3. individuality
  4. distinctness
  5. separateness
  6. variation
Noun
  • The students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels can feel the program’s uniqueness, too.
    — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Bass delves into the ease (or difficulty) of loving people in terms anyone could grasp, sanding down the uniqueness of Cyrus’s viewpoint.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of uniqueness
Noun
  • Its strength lies in its capacity to evolve and find new ways to engage with the world around it, generation after generation, while retaining its distinctiveness.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Generally speaking, sports fans don’t bring up United States history when talking about their team’s big game, but that’s the distinctiveness of this rivalry.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of distinctiveness
Noun
  • Alongside these colorways, sheer fabrics, embroidery and architectural motifs bring texture into play as an expression of individuality.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • After seasons of quiet luxury dominating the fashion scene, designers, tastemakers, and Hollywood’s elite are now incorporating bold colors, prints, unique styling, and individuality into their wardrobes again.
    — Mia McManus, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of individuality
Noun
  • How can the sense of an absolute union of all matter be reconciled with the endless multiplicity and distinctness of it?
    — Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • However, a few hours with Air Riders reveals the nuance and depth of its gameplay, the distinctness of this flavor of racing game and its sensory, chaotic, and strategic appeal.
    — Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2025
Definition of distinctness
Noun
  • These immigrants, who first settled the backcountry of Pennsylvania before pushing farther to the western and southern frontier, brought with them a cultural and linguistic separateness that had an immense impact on the speech of the American heartland.
    — Valerie Fridland, Big Think, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Byrne is generous with his time and attention, but there’s also a Warholian air of mystery about him—a gentle impenetrability, a feeling of separateness.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Definition of separateness
Noun
  • Designer sisters Ana and Cristina Calderon have created a variation on Pinto Coelho’s theme, with four-posters in neutral hues, bright blankets and cushions, and Gustavian armchairs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Another prospective study, from Emory University, found evidence of racial bias, but that the inaccurate results were not fully accounted for by variations in skin tone.
    — Anil Oza, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of variation
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“Exoticness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exoticness. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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