prestigious adj

1 having an illustrious reputation; respected; "our esteemed leader"; "a prestigious author" [syn: esteemed, honored]

2 exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige; "a prestigious professor at a prestigious university"

English

Adjective

1. Of high prestige.

   She has a prestigious job with an international organization.

Translations

• Czech: prestižní
• Finnish: maineikas
• French: prestigieux
• German: prestigeträchtig
• Ido: prestijo
• Indonesian: prestisius
• Swedish: prestigefull, prestigefylld

Prestige is a word commonly used to describe reputation or esteem, though it has three somewhat related meanings that, to some degree, may be contradictory. Which meaning applies depends on the historical context and the person using the word.

Originally, prestige referred to pomposity, which was taken as a sign of poor taste. In this regard, the word had strictly negative connotations. Indeed, the root of the word "prestige" comes from the Latin præstigum, meaning a delusion or a trick. In some Romance languages "prestige" retains this original meaning.

Prestige has also come to be known as the finishing act in a magician's trick, a finale of sorts, where, for example, the object of the magician's trick is returned from disappearance or a woman reappears unharmed from a box of swords. A magician's trick is divided into 3 parts: the pledge, the turn, and the prestige. The pledge is where he dares to dramatize his act; the turn, where he makes the item disappear; and finally the prestige, where the disappeared item reappears.

See also

• Prestige dialect

absolute, acclaimed, admired, adored, appreciated, ascendant, august, authoritarian, authoritative, authorized, autocratic, celebrated, charismatic, charming, clothed with authority, commanding, competent, consequential, considerable, conspicuous, controlling, creditable, dignified, distinguished, dominant, duly constituted, effective, effectual, efficacious, eminent, empowered, enchanting, esteemed, estimable, ex officio, exceptional, extraordinary, famed, famous, glamorous, glorious, governing, great, hegemonic, hegemonistic, held in esteem, held in respect, highly considered, highly esteemed, highly regarded, highly reputed, highly respectable, honorable, honored, illustrious, imperative, important, imposing, impressive, in favor, in good odor, in high esteem, in high favor, influential, leading, magnetic, marked, memorable, meritorious, mighty, momentous, monocratic, much-admired, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, of mark, official, outstanding, personable, persuasive, potent, powerful, preeminent, prized, prominent, puissant, ranking, rare, remarkable, rememberable, renowned, reputable, respectable, respected, revered, reverenced, reverend, ruling, salient, senior, signal, significant, special, striking, strong, suasive, substantial, superior, supreme, telling, totalitarian, unforgettable, valued, venerable, venerated, weighty, well-considered, well-known, well-thought-of, winning, worshiped, worshipful, worthy