glitterati
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- noun
- /ˌɡlɪtəˈrɑːti/
- Literature
- At the charity ball, the glitterati mingled with guests while enjoying lavish decorations.
- member of the glitterati
- Hollywood glitterati
Examples
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The annual gala attracted the city's glitterati, who dressed in their finest attire.
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And in the courtyard of the museum, there were all these glitterati.
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And the glitterati read us because we tell them they were there.
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It's not just the rich glitterati from Hollywood.
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A book launch party with the glitterati invited and reported on by the media is effectively a paid review.
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Everyone was there, all the Beverly Hills glitterati.
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I'm here on the red carpet of the Huki Muki retrospective... with London's fashion glitterati.
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My home is a Beaux-Arts showplace on the Upper East Side, in the heart of the world's most exciting city, surrounded by art, antiques, and Manhattan's glitterati.
Fiction book (2001) -
New York's glitterati have all turned out... for what has promised to be a memorable evening... filled with the dazzling special effects... and technical wizardry we've all come to admire from this museum... and its renowned Night Program.
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She felt out of place among the glitterati at the exclusive film premiere.
Synonyms
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A famous person often from movies, music, or sports
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A person well known in high society who often goes to parties
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A group of rich, fashionable people with social influence
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A group of rich fashionable people who often travel for pleasure
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A group of popular people who set trends others follow
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A fashionable rich person who goes to the best parties
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A popular person often invited to fashionable parties
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People who are wealthy and fashionable and attend fancy parties and important social events
People who are very stylish and set new fashion trends
Antonyms
How Famous
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- Literature
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Etymology
Glitterati mixes glitter ('shine') with an Italian-style ending -ati, like in the familiar word literati, creating the idea of a 'shining' crowd. So glitterati means the fashionable, famous people who stand out at glamorous events.