Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [glit-uh-rah-tee]
- /ˌglɪt əˈrɑ ti/
- /ˌɡlɪt.əˈrɑː.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [glit-uh-rah-tee]
- /ˌglɪt əˈrɑ ti/
Definitions of glitterati word
- noun glitterati The fashionable set of people engaged in show business or some other glamorous activity. 1
- noun plural glitterati glamorous celebrities 1
- noun plural glitterati The glitterati are rich and famous people such as actors and rock stars. 0
- noun plural glitterati the leaders of society, esp the rich and beautiful; fashionable celebrities 0
- noun plural glitterati people who are wealthy, chic, famous, etc. 0
- noun glitterati Celebrities or people with a lot of money; the smart set. 0
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Origin of glitterati
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
1935-40; blend of glitter and literati
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Glitterati
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
glitterati popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
glitterati usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for glitterati
noun glitterati
- society — an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
- celebrity — A celebrity is someone who is famous, especially in areas of entertainment such as films, music, writing, or sport.
- aristocracy — The aristocracy is a class of people in some countries who have a high social rank and special titles.
- prime — of the first importance; demanding the fullest consideration: a prime requisite.
- gentility — good breeding or refinement.
Antonyms for glitterati
noun glitterati
- proletariat — common people, working class
- worst — in ill health; sick: He felt badly.
- commonality — Commonality is used to refer to a feature or purpose that is shared by two or more people or things.
- low-life — a despicable person, especially a degenerate or immoral person.
- ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
Top questions with glitterati
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