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- pronunciation:
- ih
lit
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
(usu. used with a pl. verb) the best, taken collectively.
The prizewinners were the elite among the competitors.- synonyms:
- best, cream
- antonyms:
- dregs
- similar words:
- aristocracy, crème de la crème, nonpareil, pick
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| definition 2: |
(used with a pl. verb) those having the greatest authority or privilege or highest status.
It's a posh restaurant and caters to the elite.- antonyms:
- common, riffraff
- similar words:
- aristocracy, bigwigs, establishment, gentry, haut monde, jet set, nobility, society, upper class, upper crust
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| definition 3: |
a type size, as on a typewriter, with twelve characters per inch.
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| related words: |
better, elect |
adjective + (n.)elite [or] élite
administrative,
bureaucratic,
capitalist,
civilian,
clerical,
cognitive,
colonial,
competing,
conservative,
corporate,
corrupt,
cultural,
dominant,
economic,
educated,
emerging,
foreign,
governing,
governmental,
imperial,
indigenous,
intellectual,
landed,
liberal,
literate,
local,
mainstream,
middle-class,
military,
nationalist,
political,
powerful,
privileged,
revolutionary,
ruling,
rural,
secular,
technocratic,
traditional,
urban,
wealthy,
westernized
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verb + (n.)elite [or] élite
belong, cater, compete, educate, favor, reserve
(n.)elite [or] élite
+ verb
dominate, govern, rule, train
noun + (n.)elite [or] élite
fork, handful, ideology, intellectual, media, member, nationalism, peasant, power, privilege, rank, segment
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
chosen as the best.
She was proud to belong to an elite marching corps.- similar words:
- best, choice, elect, first-class, first-rate, top
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| related words: |
exclusive, polite, select, special |
adverb + (adj.)elite [or] élite
most
(adj.)elite [or] élite
+ noun
athlete, circle, club, college, culture, force, institution, opinion, player, runner, school, swimmer, team, troop, unit, university
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The word elite
contains the following parts:
e-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away
  More about this word part:
The prefix e-
is an assimilated form of ex- used before roots beginning with certain consonants (b d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v). See ex-.
Example words:
ebullient, edentulous, edict, educate, educe, egregious, egress, ejaculate, eject, elaborate, elate, elect, elicit, elide, eligible, elite, elocution, elongate, eloquence, eloquent, elucidate, elude, emaciate, emancipate, emasculate, emend, emerge, emergency, emigrate, eminent, emissary, emit, emollient, emolument, emulsion, enervate, enormity, enormous, enumerate, enunciate, eradicate, erase, erode, eruct, erudite, erupt, evacuate, evade, evaluate, evanesce, event, eventuate, evert, evict, evident, evocative, evoke, evolution, evolve, ineluctable, ineradicable
-ite1
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means in a state or condition (produced by the action denoted by the verb base)
More about this word part:
The suffix -ite1 attaches to Latin roots, as most English adjectives ending in -ite1 are loanwords from Latin, specifically from past participles of verbs formed with the suffix -itus.
Example words:
apposite, bipartite, composite, contrite, definite, elite, erudite, exquisite, favorite, finite, impolite, indefinite, infinite, opposite, polite, requisite
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