n. 1 elite, gentry, aristocracy, aristocrats, elect, upper class, nobility, privileged class, blue bloods, crème de la crème, haut monde, jet set, jet-setters, US Four Hundred, F.F.V., First Families of Virginia, Colloq upper crust, beautiful people, Brit nobs The economic collapse had barely touched the wealthy élite
adj. 2 elite, aristocratic, elect, upper-class, privileged, blue-blooded, noble, exclusive, choice, best, top She socializes with rather an élite group of people