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noun
1.
reputation or influence arising from success, achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes.
2.
distinction or reputation attaching to a person or thing and thus possessing a cachet for others or for the public: The new discothèque has great prestige with the jet set.
adjective
3.
having or showing success, rank, wealth, etc.
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Prestige
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Origin:
1650–60 for an earlier sense; < French (orig. plural): deceits, delusions, juggler's tricks < Latin praestīgiae juggler's tricks, variant of praestrīgiae, derivative from base of praestringere to blunt (sight or mind), literally, to tie up so as to constrict, equivalent to prae- pre- + stringere to bind fast; see stringent
1650–60 for an earlier sense; < French (orig. plural): deceits, delusions, juggler's tricks < Latin praestīgiae juggler's tricks, variant of praestrīgiae, derivative from base of praestringere to blunt (sight or mind), literally, to tie up so as to constrict, equivalent to prae- pre- + stringere to bind fast; see stringent
Related forms
pres·tige·ful, adjective
Synonyms
1. weight, importance.
1. weight, importance.
Antonyms
1. disrepute.
1. disrepute.
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- At that time in India, being a chef meant being part of a low-pay, low-prestige occupation.
- In recent years, studying abroad has grown in both prestige and popularity.
- It's sad to learn that people just work for the money and prestige.
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prestige
1650s, "trick," from Fr. prestige (16c.) "deceit, imposture, illusion" (in Mod.Fr., "illusion, magic, glamor"), from L. praestigium "delusion, illusion" (see prestigious). Derogatory until 19c.; sense of "dazzling influence" first applied 1815, to Napoleon.
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