HyperDic: elite

English > 2 senses of the word elite:
NOUNgroupelite, elite groupa group or class of persons enjoying / enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
ADJECTIVEallelite, electselected as the best
elite > pronunciation
Soundseyliy't; ihliy't
Rhymesaesthete ... worksheet: 76 rhymes with iyt...
English > elite: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningselected as the best.
Example "elite colleges"
Synonymelect
Broaderselectedchosen in preference to another
Spanishselecto
Catalanselecte
Nounselitea group or class of persons enjoying / enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
English > elite: 2 senses > noun 1, group
MeaningA group or class of persons enjoying / enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status.
Synonymelite group
MemberstechnocratAn expert who is a member of a highly skilled elite group
Narrowerchosen, electAn exclusive group of people
cream, pickThe best people or things in a group
fewA small elite group
intelligentsia, clerisyAn educated and intellectual elite
nobility, aristocracyA privileged class holding hereditary titles
society, high society, beau monde, smart set, bon tonThe fashionable elite
Broaderupper class, upper crustThe class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy
Spanishelite, élite
Catalanélite, elit, èlit
Adjectiveseliteselected as the best

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