exoteric

Meaning

Adjective

• Suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reserves
• Accessible; capable of being readily or fully comprehended; or, having an obvious application
• Public or popular; having wide currency
• External

Related

Opposite words

• arcane
• esoteric
• exclusive
• cerebral

Origin

• From Latin exōtericus, from Ancient Greek ἐξωτερικός, adjectival form of ἐξώτερος.