Prestigious

//pɹɛˈstiːd͡ʒəs// adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of high prestige.

    "She has a prestigious job with an international organization."

Adjective
  1. 1
    exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige wordnet
  2. 2
    having an illustrious reputation; respected wordnet

Synonyms

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esteemedinfluentialabsoluteacclaimedadmiredadored

Example

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"The architect boasted that he had received a prestigious award."

Etymology

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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