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exclusivity

exclusivity

8 6.7
The state of being limited to a small group and not shared with others
  • noun
  • /ɪkˌskluːˈsɪvɪti/
translation icon : exclusividad
  • Many luxury brands thrive on the exclusivity of their limited product lines.
  • mutual exclusivity
  • social exclusivity
  • ethnic exclusivity

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Examples

  • The exclusivity of any university is judged primarily by the amount of students it rejects.

  • Your profile and your exclusivity, at the very least, should follow hand in hand.

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  • You land in LA, Do you remember any of the decisions that maintain a certain amount of exclusivity for yourself?

  • Although this change required great expense, exclusivity in other areas remained.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The power of that relationship comes from the narrow exclusivity of that relationship.

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  • By agreeing to this kind of exclusivity, they are giving up so much distribution elsewhere.

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  • They'll spend money on two things, exclusivity and experience.

  • So the exclusivity of a lot of sororities is what makes them like a top house or like more desired.

  • - Every Santum member passes a rigorous application process to maintain our high level of exclusivity.

  • Questions like the words, adultery, fidelity to one partner, exclusivity in marriage.

Synonyms

exclusion
vsexclusivity
64 4.2

A situation when someone is not allowed to join or take part in a group

is a lasting quality of being limited to certain people or places
exclusiveness
vsexclusivity
1 6.8

Limiting who can join to a small, chosen group

is the general quality of being limited and not shared
restrictiveness
vsexclusivity
1 7.3

Limiting what people can do

is specifically about being limited to certain people, groups, or areas
exclusivism
vsexclusivity
8.7

A practice of not letting some people join a group

is the broader quality of being limited rather than an active policy
excludability
vsexclusivity
  • Specialized
9.1

Ability to stop other people from entering or using something

is the actual state of being limited to certain people or areas

Antonyms

31 4.6

A quality that people or things share

1 1.0

Used, held, or felt by more than one group of people

How Exclusive

permissioned
  • Specialized
7.7
closed
16 1.3
exclusivity
8 6.7
localized
  • US
4.8
widespread
256 3.6

Surface Forms

exclusivity singular
exclusivities plural

Morphology

exclusivity = exclusive (transparent) = exclude + ive + ity

Regular formation from the adjective 'exclusive' with '-ity' yields an abstract noun meaning the quality/state of being exclusive.

Etymology

Exclusivity comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and claudere 'to shut', like the common word exclude and the idea of being 'closed' to others. A helpful way to remember it is to see an exclusive club or product as 'shut' for most people and only open to a few. That's why it means being limited to a particular person, group, or area and not shared.