non-exotic
adjective
(alsononexotic)uk/ˌnɒn.ɪɡˈzɒt.ɪk/us/ˌnɑːn.ɪɡˈzɑː.t̬ɪk/notexotic(=unusualorexcitingbecause of coming, orseemingto come, fromfaraway,especiallyatropicalcountry):
He comes from a very non-exoticpartof thecity.
They have alargecollectionof non-exoticbirdsandanimals.
- She has apreferencefor non-exotictypesofcuisine.
- Given how non-exotic thepoliticianis, hisstatementwassurprisinglyexotic.
- Tohighlightthesignificantproportionofexoticcropsgrown, thegraphshowsthenumberofexoticcropscultivatedpercropgroupcomparedwith thenumberof non-exoticcrops.
Plain and ordinary
- as it comesidiom
- austere
- austerely
- austerity
- average Joe
- generalized
- homeliness
- homely
- homespun
- homey
- run-of-the-mill
- severe
- severely
- simple
- something/nothing to shout aboutidiom
- unoriginal
- unostentatiously
- unremarkable
- well trodden
- workaday