The difference between Eclectic and Exclusive
When used as nouns, eclectic means someone who selects according to the eclectic method, whereas exclusive means information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.
When used as adjectives, eclectic means selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles, whereas exclusive means excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
check bellow for the other definitions of Eclectic and Exclusive
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Eclectic as an adjective:
Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.
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Eclectic as an adjective:
Unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous.
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Eclectic as a noun:
Someone who selects according to the eclectic method.
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Exclusive as an adjective (literally):
Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
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Exclusive as an adjective (figuratively):
Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or renown, for superior members only. A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of celebrity, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.
Examples:
"Exclusive clubs tend to serve exclusive brands of food and drinks, in the same exorbitant price range, such as the 'finest' French châteaux."
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Exclusive as an adjective:
Exclusionary.
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Exclusive as an adjective:
Whole, undivided, entire.
Examples:
"The teacher's pet commands the teacher's exclusive attention."
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Exclusive as an adjective (linguistics):
Of or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when excluding the person being addressed.
Examples:
"The pronoun in "We're going to a party later, but ''you'' aren't invited" is an exclusive "we"."
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Exclusive as an adjective (of two people in a romantic or sexual relationship):
Having a romantic or sexual relationship with one another, to the exclusion of others.
Examples:
"They decided to no longer be exclusive."
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Exclusive as a noun:
Information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.
Examples:
"The editor agreed to keep a lid on a potentially distastrous political scoop in exchange for an exclusive of a happier nature"
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Exclusive as a noun:
A member of a group who exclude others from their society.
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Exclusive as a noun (grammar):
A word or phrase that restricts something, such as only, solely, or simply.