EXCLUSIVE


Meaning of EXCLUSIVE in English

I. ikˈsklüs]iv, (ˈ)ek|s-, -üz], ]ēv also ]əv adjective

Etymology: Middle French exclusif, from Medieval Latin exclusivus, from Latin exclusus + -ivus -ive

1.

a. : excluding or having power to exclude (as by preventing entrance or debarring from possession, participation, or use)

exclusive regulations

b. : limiting or limited to possession, control, or use (as by a single individual or organization or by a special group or class)

exclusive privileges of the citizens of a country

the Puritan's God was a somewhat exclusive possession — Agnes Repplier

2. : excluding or inclined to exclude others (as outsiders) from participation (as in an association or privilege) or from cordial relations

an exclusive nation

sometimes : snobbishly aloof

an exclusive clique

an exclusive attitude

exclusive standards

3.

a. : admitting of or soliciting only a socially restricted patronage (as of the upper classes)

exclusive hotels or haberdashers

b. : stylish , fashionable

exclusive styles

c. : expensive ; often : restricted in distribution, use, or appeal because of expense

exclusive suburban neighborhoods

4.

a. : single , sole

an exclusive agent

exclusive jurisdiction

b. : undivided , whole

giving the question his exclusive attention

c. of a news item : being an exclusive

5. in grammar : referring to the speaker and another or some others but excluding the hearer

II. noun

( -s )

1.

a. : a person who fastidiously limits his acquaintance to a few

b. : an organism restricted in distribution to a single ecological community

2. : something exclusive: as

a. : a newspaper story at first released to or printed by only one newspaper

b. : an exclusive right (as to sell a particular product in a certain area)

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.