English adjective: elite | |||
| 1. | elite selected as the best | ||
| Samples | An elect circle of artists. Elite colleges. | ||
| Synonyms | elect | ||
| Similar | selected | ||
| Antonyms | unselected | ||
English noun: elite | |||
| 1. | elite (group) a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status | ||
| Synonyms | elite group | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | upper class, upper crust | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aristocracy, beau monde, bon ton, chosen, clerisy, cream, elect, few, high society, intelligentsia, nobility, pick, smart set, society | ||
| Member holonym | technocrat | ||