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prestigious

/pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs/ UK
/pɹə-/ UK
/pɹɛˈstiːd͡ʒəs/ US
/pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs/ US
/pɹə-/ US

Rhymes with -ɪdʒəs, -iːdʒəs

Where it comes from

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.

adjective more prestigious · most prestigious · præstigious

Of high prestige. She has a prestigious job with an international organization.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: esteemed, reputable, honored, influential, illustrious, distinguished, well-known, eminent, renowned, world-famous, celebrated, respected, famous, famed, high-quality, respectable

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adj of high prestige

Español	prestigioso
中文	久负盛名 jiǔfùshèngmíng, 享有声望的, 顯赫 /显赫 xiǎnhè
Português	prestigioso
Français	prestigieux
Deutsch	hoch angesehen, prestigeträchtig, repräsentativ, herrschaftlich
Italiano	prestigioso
Русский	прести́жный prestížnyj
العربية	ذُو مَقَام ḏū maqām

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@misc{prestigious_2026,
  title = {prestigious},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prestigious},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}