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exclusivity

exclusivity

11 6.7
The state of being limited to a small group and not shared with others
  • noun
  • /ɪkˌskluːˈsɪvɪti/
: 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
60 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
1 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
1 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

251 1.0

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

30 4.6

A quality that people or things share

How Exclusive

permissioned
  • Specialized
1 7.7
closed
154 1.3
exclusivity
11 6.7
localized
  • US
33 4.8
widespread
232 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.