exclusive
Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditionsExcluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
» This is a very exclusive club.
Meaning
7 senses(literally)Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
ausschließlich
исключи́тельныйisključítelʹnyj, эксклюзи́вныйekskljuzívnyj
ви́ключнийvýključnyj, ексклюзи́внийekskljuzývnyj
(figuratively)Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or renown, for superior members only.
exklusiv
эксклюзи́вныйekskljuzívnyj, отли́чныйotlíčnyj
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.
Whole, undivided, entire.
The teacher's pet commands the teacher's exclusive attention.
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".
Having a romantic or sexual relationship with one another, to the exclusion of others.
They decided to no longer be exclusive.
- excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority
- not divided or shared with others
- not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective
Examples
41 sentencesThis is a very exclusive club.
Tom lives in an exclusive neighborhood.
That's an exclusive golf club.
Our membership is very exclusive.
This is exclusive.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin exclūsīvus, from excludere (“to shut out, exclude”), from ex- (“out”) + variantFrom Latin exclūsīvus, from excludere (“to shut out, exclude”), from ex- (“out”) + variant form of verb claudere (“to close, shut”).
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Forms
more exclusive, most exclusive| Comparative | more exclusive Lesson |
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| Superlative | most exclusive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
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