Definition of Elite

1. Adjective. Selected as the best. "Elite colleges"

Exact synonyms: Elect
Similar to: Selected
Derivative terms: Elect

2. Noun. A group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status.
Exact synonyms: Elite Group
Generic synonyms: Upper Class, Upper Crust
Specialized synonyms: Chosen, Elect, Cream, Pick, Clerisy, Intelligentsia, Beau Monde, Bon Ton, High Society, Smart Set, Society, Few, Aristocracy, Nobility
Member holonyms: Technocrat

Definition of Elite

1. Adjective. Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician. ¹

2. Adjective. Representing the choicest or most select of a group ¹

3. Noun. A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as, the elite of society. ¹

4. Noun. Someone who is among the best at certain task. ¹

5. Adjective. (alternative spelling of elite) ¹

6. Noun. (alternative spelling of elite) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Elite

1. a socially superior group [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elite

eliminatory systems
eliminatrix
elinguated
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elinguid
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elision
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elite (current term)
elite group
eliteness
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elitisms
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elixate
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