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glitterati
[ glit-uh-rah-tee ]
/ ˌglɪt əˈrɑ ti /
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plural noun
wealthy, famous, or glamorous people who attend fashionable events.
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Words nearby glitterati
glissando, glisten, glister, glitch, glitter, glitterati, glitter ice, Glittertinden, glittery, glitz, glitzy
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How to use glitterati in a sentence
Their shocked glee was cacophonous: for many conservatives, the glitterati of Hollywood are a bunch of sneering atheists.
From The Globetrotter Diaries by Michael Clinton, copyright 2013, published by Glitterati Inc.
But other members of psychiatry's glitterati believes that PRS is a nightmare of its own kind.
D.C. political types elbowed their way past L.A.'s glitterati to grab five seconds with junior White House staffers.
British Dictionary definitions for glitterati
glitterati
/ (ˌɡlɪtəˈrɑːtiː) /
pl n
informal the leaders of society, esp the rich and beautiful; fashionable celebrities
Word Origin for glitterati
C20: from glitter + -ati as in literati
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