coterie Definition
co·terie (kōt′ə rē)
noun
a close circle of friends who share a common interest or background; clique
Etymology: Fr, orig., organization of peasants holding land from a feudal lord < OFr cotier, cotter
coterie Synonyms
coterie Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- man: Mr. Jaburi and a small coterie of men have assumed that role in this city, Iraq's third largest.
- writer: Whether through peer pressure or duress, Testimony has become a four-letter word among a powerful coterie of American writers.
- musician: Kate appears with her own regular coterie of musicians to provide many more shades to the dramatic tales she takes such delight in performing.
- adviser: They think he is too remote, trusting of too few and relies on an exclusive coterie of advisers.
- people: He says a small coterie of unelected powerful people calling the shots has to stop on all fronts.
- friend: The " & Co " is a coterie of writer friends who'll join Maureen and Sarah when they perform in their area.
Converse of object
- join: Since it opened in 2004, Curve has joined the small coterie of restaurants in Canary Wharf that offers serious wining & dining.
- attract: It has attracted a dedicated coterie of regular readers who annotate his comments, often promoting lively debate.
- have: You will have a little coterie of people perhaps, but it will have no impact upon people.
Adjective modifier
- literary: Notable among these are the texts circulated among literary coteries.
- small: He says a small coterie of unelected powerful people calling the shots has to stop on all fronts.
- little: You will have a little coterie of people perhaps, but it will have no impact upon people.
- cinematic: Atlanta for a largest media companies they would crawl his cinematic coterie.
- own: Kate appears with her own regular coterie of musicians to provide many more shades to the dramatic tales she takes such delight in performing.
- influential: She was a leading member of the influential coterie of mostly lesbian women that included Natalie Barney and Djuna Barnes.
Modifies a noun
Browse dictionary entries near coterie
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