exclusivity
Members only policy
Exclusivity is the quality of being exclusive—limited to a particular person, group, or circumstance.
A contract may grant exclusivity to one distributor.
The club prided itself on exclusivity.
The word often carries connotations of privilege or prestige, suggesting that restriction itself adds value: The resort's exclusivity justified its prices.
Rule by hereditary elite
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- gentryHighborn but not noble
- jet-setWealthy international travelers
glitterati · VIP · luminaries · privilege · prestige · cachet · rarefied · restricted
Assumed right to benefits
- accessRight to enter
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
- perksAdditional job advantages
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
favoritism · preferential · gated · inequality · monopoly · patronage · insider · premium
Deliberately selected and organized
- vettedCarefully investigated beforehand
- handpickedPersonally selected with care
- discerningHaving keen judgment
- discriminatingShowing careful judgment
choosy · exacting · standards · criteria · screening · filtering · admission · acceptance
Seldom found or seen
- scarceIn short supply
- one-of-a-kindHaving no equivalent
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
boutique · collectible · numbered · small-batch · handcrafted · custom · unique · singular
aristocracy
Rule by hereditary elite
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- gentryHighborn but not noble
jet-set · glitterati · VIP · luminaries · privilege · prestige · cachet · rarefied · restricted · members-only
entitlement
Assumed right to benefits
benefits · favoritism · preferential · gated · inequality · monopoly · patronage · insider · premium · priority
curated
Deliberately selected and organized
- vettedCarefully investigated beforehand
- handpickedPersonally selected with care
- discerningHaving keen judgment
discriminating · choosy · exacting · standards · criteria · screening · filtering · admission · acceptance · rejection
rare
Seldom found or seen
- scarceIn short supply
- one-of-a-kindHaving no equivalent
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
artisanal · boutique · collectible · numbered · small-batch · handcrafted · custom · unique · singular · precious
- opulenceluxury, wealth, affluence, extravagance, opulence
- Affluencewealth, wealthy, affluence, prestige, elite
- buying factorsprice, cost, value, quality, brand
- Dealmakingdeal, negotiator, bargaining, offer, counteroffer
- luxuryluxury, wealth, luxurious, opulent, opulence
- rarityrare, scarce, uncommon, infrequent, scant
exclusivityinclusivity
Practice of welcoming all
openness · accessibility · open access · inclusiveness · availability
exclusivitycommonness
Frequency of occurrence
ubiquity · universality · prevalence · abundance · proliferation
exclusivityinclusivity
Practice of welcoming all
egalitarianism · democratization · populism · non-discrimination · classlessness
- exclusivity clausesContract terms preventing outside dealings
- mutual exclusivityCannot both be true
include, conclude, exclude, exclusive, inclusive, inclusion, exclusion, excluding, preclude