select
74
5.9
- adjective
- /sɪˈlɛkt/
- Formal
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selecto
- Only a select few will ever play in a Super Bowl, and each year, there is only one MVP of that game.
- a select group
- a select few
- a select committee
So we have got a select items here for display.
- So we have got a select items here for display.
- So the ocean Queen is basically saying take a select few and leave.
- You would be left with very select few and that's a great place to start.
- Caring must not be limited to a select group.
- And I realize now the shift has to be from the masses, you know, to a select group.
Examples
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The Commonwealth of Virginia has convened a select committee to study the University of the Twenty-First Century.
Academic text (1990) -
There's probably never been a more select, intelligent, physically and mentally healthy population in human history.
Fiction book (1993) -
Start to see certain friends much less, and a few select friends much, much more.
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Instead, China is going to show off a few select items.
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You are the select few who have been chosen to pledge the Beta House.
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As you can see, a select few interested parties were allowed to come and observe your arrival.
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My son Noah, whom you liked, has been admitted to our most select high school.
Fiction book (1993) -
You acquired a select group of friends, and through them met other social equals.
Fiction book (1991) -
A select few are chosen for these seminaries.
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The firm only accepts select clients who meet its rigorous standards.
Synonyms
11
5.4
Only allowed for a small group of people
5
5.4
Of very high quality and chosen as the best
1
3.7
Carefully chosen for quality or a special purpose
Very good and carefully chosen
Chosen from a group because they are best or most suitable
Antonyms
Compounds
How Exclusive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Select comes from Latin parts se- 'apart' and legere 'to pick', so it originally meant people or things 'picked apart' from the rest. That's why select describes a small, carefully chosen group that is exclusive.