exclusive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ɪkˈsklu.sɪv/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪkˈsklu.zɪv/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Latin exclūsīvus, from excludere (“to shut out, exclude”), from ex- (“out”) + variant form of verb claudere (“to close, shut”).
Meanings
- (literally) Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
- (figuratively) Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or renown, for superior members only.
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A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of social status, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.
Exclusive clubs tend to serve exclusive brands of food and drinks, in the same exorbitant price range, such as the 'finest' French châteaux.
- Exclusionary.
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Whole, undivided, entire.
The teacher's pet commands the teacher's exclusive attention.
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Of or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when excluding the person being addressed.
The pronoun in "We're going to a party later, but you aren't invited" is an exclusive "we".
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(of two people in a romantic or sexual relationship) Having a romantic or sexual relationship with one another, to the exclusion of others.
They decided to no longer be exclusive.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more exclusive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most exclusive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
exclusivity · exclusivism · exclusiveness · ultraexclusive · exclusive or · XNAND · exclusivize · XNOR · superexclusive · XAND · exclusive economic zone · exclusive right · exclusive disjunction · exclusivist · timed exclusive · exclusive necrophiliac · exclusively · mutually exclusive · unexclusive · exclusive-or
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Synonyms
Translations (61)
pt exclusivo (of high quality and/or renown) · hu exkluzív (of high quality and/or renown) · ca exclusiu (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · gl exclusivo (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · be эксклюзі́ўны (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · pl wyłączny (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · he בִּלְעָדִי (of high quality and/or renown) · ast esclusivu (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · id eksklusif (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · eo ekskluziva (whole, undivided, entire) · fi poissulkeva (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · ka ექსკლუზიური (of high quality and/or renown) · hu egyedüli (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · bg отли́чен (of high quality and/or renown) · fi eksklusiivinen (of high quality and/or renown) · ru эксклюзи́вный (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · fi eksklusiivinen (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · gl exclusiva (of high quality and/or renown) · fr exclusif (of high quality and/or renown) · id eksklusif (of high quality and/or renown) · pl ekskluzywny (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · zh 獨一無二 /独一无二 (of high quality and/or renown) · es exclusivo (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · tr seçkin (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · hy բացառիկ (of high quality and/or renown) · gl exclusivo (of high quality and/or renown) · uk ви́ключний (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · zh 獨一 /独一 (of high quality and/or renown) · sv exklusiv (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · fr exclusif (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · de exklusiv (of high quality and/or renown) · nl exclusief (of high quality and/or renown) · uk ексклюзи́вний (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · pt exclusivo (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · hu luxus- (of high quality and/or renown) · pl ekskluzywny (of high quality and/or renown) · mi aukati (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · hu zárt körű (of high quality and/or renown) · fi yksinomainen (whole, undivided, entire) · el αποκλειστικός (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · ru эксклюзи́вный (of high quality and/or renown) · ca exclusiu (of high quality and/or renown) · hu kizárólagos (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · ru исключи́тельный (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · cmn 獨家 /独家 (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · it esclusivo (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · hu osztatlan (whole, undivided, entire) · ar حَصْرِيّ (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · gl exclusiva (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · sv exklusiv (of high quality and/or renown) · ka ექსკლუზიური (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · ka გამომრიცხავი (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · hu teljes (whole, undivided, entire) · it esclusorio (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · be выклю́чны (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · de ausschließlich (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · hy բացառիկ (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · fi jakamaton (whole, undivided, entire) · ru отли́чный (of high quality and/or renown) · bg изключи́телен (excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions) · he בִּלְעָדִי (whole, undivided, entire)