exclusive

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/ɪkˈsklu.sɪv/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Limited to a particular person, group, or purpose.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of social status, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.

Examples

  • The hotel has exclusive access to the beach.

  • This book has 252 pages exclusive of illustrations.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ɪkˈsklu.zɪv/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or renown, for superior members only.

  2. Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.

  3. Whole, undivided, entire.

More examples

In context

  • The two qualities are mutually exclusive.

  • Exclusive clubs tend to serve exclusive brands of food and drinks, in the same exorbitant price range, such as the 'finest' French châteaux.

  • The pronoun in "We're going to a party later, but you aren't invited" is an exclusive "we".

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Origin

adjective

From Latin exclūsīvus, from excludere (“to shut out, exclude”), from ex- (“out”) + variant form of verb claudere (“to close, shut”).