prestigious en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /pɹə-/ (General-American)
- /pɹɛˈstiːd͡ʒəs/ (General-American)
- /pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs/ (General-American)
- /pɹə-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Attested since the 1540s; Latin praestigiosus (“full of tricks”), praestigiae (“juggler's tricks”), possibly an alteration of praestringō (“to blindfold, to dazzle”), from prae- (“before”) with stringō (“to bind or tie”); equivalent to prestige + -ious. Unstressed /ɛ/ is retained by analogy with prestige.
Meanings
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Of high prestige.
She has a prestigious job with an international organization.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| præstigious | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most prestigious | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more prestigious | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
prestigiously · ultraprestigious · superprestigious · prestigiousness · nonprestigious · unprestigious
Translations (33)
sv prestigefylld (of high prestige) · cs prestižní (of high prestige) · id prestisius (of high prestige) · ru прести́жный (of high prestige) · ms berprestij (of high prestige) · eo prestiĝa (of high prestige) · cmn 久负盛名 (of high prestige) · bg престижен (of high prestige) · de repräsentativ (of high prestige) · fi maineikas (of high prestige) · an prestichioso (of high prestige) · de hoch angesehen (of high prestige) · vo prästigik (of high prestige) · de prestigeträchtig (of high prestige) · vo leprästigik (of high prestige) · pl prestiżowy (of high prestige) · gl prestixioso (of high prestige) · es prestigioso (of high prestige) · fi arvovaltainen (of high prestige) · io prestijo (of high prestige) · fr prestigieux (of high prestige) · sv prestigefull (of high prestige) · nl prestigieus (of high prestige) · de herrschaftlich (of high prestige) · cmn 顯赫 /显赫 (of high prestige) · ia prestigiose (of high prestige) · pt prestigioso (of high prestige) · be прэсты́жны (of high prestige) · ca prestigiós (of high prestige) · it prestigioso (of high prestige) · ar ذُو مَقَام (of high prestige) · cmn 享有声望的 (of high prestige) · uk прести́жний (of high prestige)