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glitterati

glitterati

4 8.6
Famous stylish people who go to glamorous events
  • noun
  • /ˌɡlɪtəˈrɑːti/
  • Literature
translation icon : glitterati
  • At the charity ball, the glitterati mingled with guests while enjoying lavish decorations.
  • member of the glitterati
  • Hollywood glitterati

Examples

  • The annual gala attracted the city's glitterati, who dressed in their finest attire.

  • And in the courtyard of the museum, there were all these glitterati.

  • And the glitterati read us because we tell them they were there.

  • It's not just the rich glitterati from Hollywood.

  • A book launch party with the glitterati invited and reported on by the media is effectively a paid review.

    Blog text (22)
  • Everyone was there, all the Beverly Hills glitterati.

  • I'm here on the red carpet of the Huki Muki retrospective... with London's fashion glitterati.

  • 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.

  • She felt out of place among the glitterati at the exclusive film premiere.

Synonyms

celeb
vsglitterati
  • Slang
33 6.6

A famous person often from movies, music, or sports

stresses membership in elite fashionable society rather than general public fame
socialite
vsglitterati
29 6.7

A person well known in high society who often goes to parties

is about belonging to an elite group seen at glamorous events
high society
vsglitterati
9 4.2

A group of rich, fashionable people with social influence

emphasizes glamour and fashionable visibility at events rather than broad influence
tony
vsglitterati
6 9.8

A fashionable rich person who goes to the best parties

focuses more on elite social membership and public glamour than general wealth
in-crowd
vsglitterati
  • Informal
5 8.0

A group of popular people who set trends others follow

is broader, denoting elite trendsetters seen at high profile glamorous events
jet set
vsglitterati
1 6.8

A group of rich fashionable people who often travel for pleasure

is more about famous fashionable people tied to glamorous society scenes not travel
beau monde
vsglitterati
1 9.9

People who are wealthy and fashionable and attend fancy parties and important social events

refers instead to the famous fashionable people who belong to that society
social lion
vsglitterati
  • Archaic
8.2

A popular person often invited to fashionable parties

is about being part of an exclusive elite group rather than just sought after
ultra-fashionable
vsglitterati
6.0

People who are very stylish and set new fashion trends

is about elite fame and glamorous social membership rather than fashion intensity

Antonyms

31 4.2

A person without a noble title who is an ordinary member of society

16 1.3

People who are not rich or powerful

How Famous

superstar
187 2.8
glitterati
  • Literature
4 8.6
star
1.1
celebrity
480 2.3
well-known
253 1.0

Surface Forms

glitterati singular
glitteratis plural

Morphology

glitterati = glitter (semi-transparent) = glitter + ati

The formation is clearly based on 'glitter' with a playful pseudo-Italian suffix '-ati' indicating a group, so the basic idea 'glittering/fashionable people' is inferable but relies on a non‑standard suffix.

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.