prestige
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prestige
- /pɹɛsˈtiːd͡ʒ/
- /pɹɛsˈtiːʒ/
- /pɹəsˈtiːd͡ʒ/
- /pɹəsˈtiːʒ/
- /ˈpɹɛs.tɪd͡ʒ/ obsolete
Rhymes with -iːʒ, -iːdʒ
Where it comes from
From French prestige (“illusion, fascination, enchantment, prestige”), from Latin praestīgium (“a delusion, an illusion”). Despite the phonetic similarities and the old meaning of “delusion, illusion, trick”, the word has a different root than prestidigitator (“conjurer”) and prestidigitation.
noun prestiges · præstige
- The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded. Oxford has a university of very high prestige.
- Delusion; illusion; trick. That faith which, we are told, was founded on a rock, impregnable to the assaults of men and demons; to the sophisms of infidelity, and the prestiges of imposture!
- The act of starting over at an earlier point in a video game with some type of bonus or reward. Rather than relying on the genre-standard “prestige,” the act of resetting your progress to earn a larger modifier on your next attempt, SPACEPLAN resets its progress by sending you to a new planet so that it can both reset your progress and advance the narrative. […] Prestige can sometimes feel lik
- A level, rank, or tier corresponding to prestige. This guide will explain how MW3's prestige system works, how to increase your prestige, and provide some tips on how to maximize your XP gains to speed up the prestige leveling process. […] Excluding the first rank, each prestige is made up of 50 levels, as shown below: […]
adjective præstige
- Regarded as relatively prestigious; often, considered the standard language or language variety, or a part of such a variety. Furthermore there is in each area a well recognized standard, known by a single name, which although often linguistically distinct from local dialects, has served as the prestige form for some time.
verb prestiges · prestiging · prestiged · præstige
- To start over at an earlier point in a video game with some type of bonus or reward. This seriously depends on the prerequisites, but most chars will already have a +1 bow by the time they're thinking of prestiging - or will this stack with the equipment's magic?
- To start (something) over at an earlier point in a video game with some type of bonus or reward. When you complete all seven of the challenges inside a specific mission, you'll have the opportunity to prestige the mission. Simply navigate to the specific mission you want to prestige and you'll be given the option when every challenge is complete.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: prestigiousness, esteem, valuable, dignity, repute, reputation, credibility, renown, clout, popularity, status, validity, premium, authoritative, precious, authoritativeness
Translations
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noun dignity, status, or esteem
| Español | prestigio, prestancia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 위신 wisin, 명망 myeongmang, 명예 myeong'ye |
| 日本語 | 名誉 meiyo, 威信 ishin |
| 中文 | 威信 wēixìn, 威望 wēiwàng, 名譽 /名誉 míngyù |
| हिन्दी | प्रतिष्ठा pratiṣṭhā, एतबार etbār, आबरू ābrū |
| Português | prestígio |
| Français | prestige |
| Deutsch | Prestige, Ansehen, Geltung, Wertschätzung |
| Italiano | prestigio |
| Ελληνικά | γόητρο góitro, πρεστίζ prestíz |
| Română | prestigiu |
| Русский | прести́ж prestíž, авторите́т avtoritét |
| Tiếng Việt | uy tín, thanh thế |
| العربية | سُمْعَة sumʕa, كَرَامَة karāma, اِعْتِبَار iʕtibār |
| עברית | יוקרה \ יֻקְרָה yukrá |
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title = {prestige},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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