adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to a clique.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cliquish
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈkliːkɪʃ/
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/ˈklɪkɪʃ/
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rhymes with -iːkɪʃ
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rhymes with -ɪkɪʃ
adj
Meaning 2
Tending to associate with a small and exclusive group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: clannish, clubby, snobbish, snobby
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English clique Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English cliquish From clique + -ish.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 小集團的 /小集团的 (xiǎo jítuán de) — of a clique
- Chinese Mandarin: 小圈子的 (xiǎo quānzi de) — of a clique
- Chinese Mandarin: 派系的 (pàixì de) — of a clique
- Dutch: kliek- — of a clique
- Finnish: klikki- — of a clique
- Chinese Mandarin: 有小集團傾向的 /有小集团倾向的 — tending to associate with a small group
- Chinese Mandarin: 有 小集团倾向的 (yǒu xiǎo jítuán qīngxiàng de) — tending to associate with a small group
- Dutch: kliek- — tending to associate with a small group
- Finnish: klikkiytyvä — tending to associate with a small group