Meanings
plural exclusivenesses
- uncountableusuallyThe state of being exclusive; exclusivity.
Mother very rightly resented the slightest hint of condescension. She considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom,[…].
1921, Ben Travers, chapter 2, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nountendency to associate with only a select group
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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