exclusive
/ɪkˈsklu.sɪv/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.56 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or renown, for superior members only.
adj
A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of social status, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.
adj
adj
Having a romantic or sexual relationship with one another, to the exclusion of others.
noun
Information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.
Example Sentences
- "Exclusive clubs tend to serve exclusive brands of food and drinks, in the same exorbitant price range, such as the 'finest' French châteaux."
- "The teacher's pet commands the teacher's exclusive attention."
- "The pronoun in "We're going to a party later, but you aren't invited" is an exclusive "we"."
- "They decided to no longer be exclusive."
- "The editor agreed to keep a lid on a potentially disastrous political scoop in exchange for an exclusive of a happier nature."
- "The exclusives at the English Universities apply the term CAD to all non-members."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: *(s)kleh₂w-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪkˈsklu.sɪv/
- British English: /ɪkˈsklu.sɪv/
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Frequently Paired Words
excludent