Élite

Part of Speech

noun

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Translations

🇩🇪 Wird als die Beste in einer bestimmten Kategorie betrachtet. , 🇪🇸 considerado el mejor en una categoría dada , 🇮🇹 considerato il migliore in una determinata categoria , 🇵🇹 considerada a melhor em uma categoria determinada , 🇨🇳 被认为是某一类别中的最佳者 , 🇯🇵 あるカテゴリーで最高とみなされる人や集団。 , 🇰🇷 주어진 범주에서 최상급으로 평가되는 사람들 또는 집단. , 🇸🇦 النخبة، التي تُعتبر الأفضل في فئة معينة. , 🇮🇳 किसी विशेष श्रेणी में सर्वश्रेष्ठ माना जाने वाला वर्ग

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Etymology

The French noun **élite** comes from Old French *élite*, the past‑participle form of *éliger* (“to elect”). *Éliger* is borrowed from Latin *elegere* (“to choose”), which in turn derives from the root *leg-* with the prefix *e-* meaning “out of”. Originally “the chosen ones”, the term later expanded to refer to a privileged or superior group.

Synonyms

excellence supériorité choix privilège exclusivité haut de gamme prestige

Antonyms

classe moyenne le grand public la masse la classe populaire