elite
nounHow many syllables in elite?
There are 2 syllables in the word elite.How to pronounce elite:
Definition of elite:
- elite (noun):
- the choice part cream
- the most powerful, rich, or gifted members of a group or community
- a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status.
Synonyms for elite:
aristocracy
beau monde
best
bon ton
chosen
clerisy
cream
elect
elite group
few
flower
gentry
high society
intelligentsia
nobility
nonpareil
pick
smart set
society
technocrat
the crème de la crème
upper class
Antonyms for elite:
average
common
commonplace
conventional
customary
familiar
general
generic
humble
ignoble
inferior
insignificant
little
low
low-class
lower
lower-class
lowly
mainstream
minor
modest
nonaristocratic
normal
ordinary
pitiful
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