clique

clique

exclusive group of friends or associates: The members formed a clique.
Not to be confused with:click – a brief, sharp sound: The click of her heels was heard on the stairs.; to press a computer button: click on “open”

clique

K0084150 (klĭk, klēk)n. A small exclusive group of friends or associates.intr.v. cliqued, cliqu·ing, cliques Informal To form, associate in, or act as a clique.

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[French, from Old French, latch or from obsolete French cliquer, to click, clink, of imitative origin.]

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cliqu′ey, cliqu′y, cliqu′ish adj.cliqu′ish·ly adv.cliqu′ish·ness n.

clique

(kliːk; klɪk) na small exclusive group of friends or associates[C18: from French, perhaps from Old French: latch, from cliquer to click; suggestive of the necessity to exclude nonmembers] ˈcliquish adj ˈcliquishly adv ˈcliquishness n

clique

(klik, klɪk)

n., v. cliqued, cli•quing. n. 1. a small, exclusive group of people; coterie; set. v.i. 2. to form or associate in a clique. [1705–15; < French, appar. metaphorical use of Middle French clique latch, or n. derivative of cliquer to make noise] cli′quey, cli′quy, adj. cli′quish, adj. cli′quish•ly, adv. cli′quish•ness, n.

Clique

 a narrow circle of friends; an exclusive set, 1711. See also coterie, faction.Example: clique of admirers.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

clique - an exclusive circle of people with a common purposecoterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, packband, circle, lot, set - an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"Bloomsbury Group - an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestylesbohemia - a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life stylebrain trust, kitchen cabinet - an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a governmentloop - an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop"cabal, camarilla, faction, junto - a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intriguejunta, military junta - a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing powermaffia, mafia - any tightly knit group of trusted associatesfaction, sect - a dissenting cliquegalere, rogue's gallery - a coterie of undesirable peoplehard core - the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement

clique

noun group, set, crowd, pack, circle, crew (informal), gang, faction, mob, clan, posse (informal), coterie, schism, cabal The country is run by a small clique of wealthy families.

clique

nounA particular social group:circle, coterie, crowd, set.Informal: bunch, gang.

Translations

小圈子小集团派系

clique

(kliːk) noun a group of people who are friendly with each other but exclude others. the golf-club clique. 小集團，小圈子，派系 小集团，小圈子，派系 ˈcliqu(e)y, ˈcliquish adjective 小集團的 小集团的