EXOTICNESS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

exoticness

noun

as in uniqueness

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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

This bag is very optimized and has the potential to have many variations.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
As a result, there are too many schools with too much variation in the quality of administration and too many differing standards for teachers and students.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026

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