B2adjective · rare

prestigious

prestigious · more prestigious · most prestigious

престижний

престижный

hoch angesehen, repräsentativ, herrschaftlich, prestigeträchtig

Of high prestigeOf high prestige.

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UK/pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs/US/pɹɛˈstiːd͡ʒəs/

» Tom got his degree from a prestigious university.

Meaning

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Of high prestige.
She has a prestigious job with an international organization.
hoch angesehen, prestigeträchtig, repräsentativ
прести́жныйprestížnyj
прести́жнийprestýžnyj
exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige

Examples

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Tom got his degree from a prestigious university.
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Tom used to be a professor at a prestigious university.
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Tom attended a prestigious private school.
deTom hat eine renommierte Privatschule besucht.
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He associates only with prestigious people.
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Dan attended a prestigious music school.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

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Русский

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Origin

Attested since the 1540s; Latin praestigiosus (“full of tricks”), praestigiae (“juggler's

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.

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