prestigious

prestigious
prestigious (adj.) 1540s, "practicing illusion or magic, deceptive," from L. praestigious "full of tricks," from praestigiae "juggler's tricks," probably altered by dissimilation from praestringere "to blind, blindfold, dazzle," from prae "before" (see PRE- (Cf. pre-)) + stringere "to tie or bind" (see STRAIN (Cf. strain) (v.)). Derogatory until 19c.; meaning "having dazzling influence" is attested from 1913 (see PRESTIGE (Cf. prestige)).

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  • prestigious — pres‧ti‧gious [preˈstɪdʒəs ǁ ˈstiː , ˈstɪ ] adjective admired as one of the best and most important of its kind: • an opportunity to work for one of the world s most prestigious companies • The RIBA Gold Medal is considered to be the world s most …   Financial and business terms

  • prestigious — This older meaning ‘deceptive, illusory’, relating to the older sense of prestige, has given way to its current meaning ‘having a great reputation or influence’ to the extent that the earlier use has been largely forgotten. One of the earliest… …   Modern English usage

  • Prestigious — Pres*tig i*ous, a. [L. praestigiosus.] Practicing tricks; juggling. [Obs.] Cotton Mather. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prestigious — index outstanding (prominent) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • prestigious — [adj] famous, influential celebrated, distinguished, eminent, esteemed, exalted, famed, great, illustrious, important, imposing, impressive, notable, prominent, renowned, reputable, respected; concepts 555,568 Ant. humble, insignificant, modest,… …   New thesaurus

  • prestigious — [pres tij′əs, prestē′jəs] adj. [L praestigiosus, full of deceitful tricks < praestigium, delusion: see PRESTIGE] 1. Archaic of or characterized by legerdemain or deceptionof or characterized by legerdemain or deception 2. [re formed from… …   English World dictionary

  • prestigious — prestigiously, adv. prestigiousness, n. /pre stij euhs, stij ee euhs, stee jeuhs, stee jee euhs/, adj. 1. indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town. 2. having a high reputation; honored; esteemed: a prestigious… …   Universalium

  • prestigious — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ highly ▪ She won a …   Collocations dictionary

  • prestigious — pres|ti|gious [preˈstıdʒəs US ˈstı: , ˈsti ] adj admired as one of the best and most important ▪ a prestigious literary award ▪ a highly prestigious university …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • prestigious — [[t]prestɪ̱ʤəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A prestigious institution, job, or activity is respected and admired by people. It s one of the best equipped and most prestigious schools in the country. Syn: reputable …   English dictionary

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