adj · noun · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literally
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adj
Meaning 2
Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or renown, for superior members only.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sole
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3
adj
Meaning 3
A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of social status, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Exclusive clubs tend to serve exclusive brands of food and drinks, in the same exorbitant price range, such as the 'finest' French châteaux.
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4
adj
Meaning 4
Exclusionary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
adj
Meaning 5
Whole, undivided, entire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The teacher's pet commands the teacher's exclusive attention.
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adj
Meaning 6
Of or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when excluding the person being addressed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Examples
The pronoun in "We're going to a party later, but you aren't invited" is an exclusive "we".
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adj
Meaning 7
Having a romantic or sexual relationship with one another, to the exclusion of others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
They decided to no longer be exclusive.
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noun
Meaning 8
Information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The editor agreed to keep a lid on a potentially disastrous political scoop in exchange for an exclusive of a happier nature.
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noun
Meaning 9
A member of a group who excludes others from their society.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 10
A word or phrase that restricts something, such as only, solely, or simply.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract