prestigious

[ pre-stij-uhs, -stij-ee-uhs, -stee-juhs, -stee-jee-uhs ]

/ prɛˈstɪdʒ əs, -ˈstɪdʒ i əs, -ˈsti dʒəs, -ˈsti dʒi əs /

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adjective

indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.

having a high reputation; honored; esteemed: a prestigious author.

OTHER WORDS FOR prestigious

1 distinguished.

2 respected, illustrious, notable.

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Origin of prestigious

1540–50; <Latin praestigiōsus full of tricks, deceitful, equivalent to praestigi(um) (see prestige) + -ōsus-ous

OTHER WORDS FROM prestigious

pres·tig·ious·ly, adverbpres·tig·ious·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH prestigious

prodigious, prestigious

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Prester John, presternum, prestidigitation, prestige, prestige pricing, prestigious, prestissimo, prest money, presto, presto chango, Preston

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Sherri Anne Green is an award-winning Realtor with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage having earned the prestigious International President’s Circle Award designating her among the top 5% internationally.
Know your limits when it comes to DIY|Sherri Anne Green|August 15, 2020|Washington Blade
The instances of perhaps college football’s most prestigious program resisting temptations to join a conference are far too many to name here.
Notre Dame Didn’t Want To Join A Conference. But The ACC Could Have Helped It Win.|Jake Lourim|August 10, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
There is a significant gender gap in prestigious economics journals, according to new analysis of decades of data.
Only 17% of the studies published in top economics journals are by women|Karen Ho|August 5, 2020|Quartz
Big tech isn’t the only sector hiring top artificial intelligence talent from the US’s most prestigious PhD programs.
The non-tech companies snapping up PhDs from America’s elite AI programs|Nicolás Rivero|August 3, 2020|Quartz

Established in 1942, the Regeneron Science Talent Search, or STS, is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition.
For teens, big problems may lead to meaningful research|Carolyn Wilke|July 28, 2020|Science News For Students
His photography has won more than a hundred awards, including the prestigious Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Magazine Photography.
The Best Coffee Table Books of 2014|Robert Birnbaum|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Joan used words like hip, classy, elegant, and prestigious to describe the clubs.
Joan Rivers: The Playboy Bunnies Weren’t Sluts!|Patty Farmer|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She reportedly studied French and Italian at Oxford before attending the prestigious Jacques Lecoq school of theatre in Paris.
Benedict Cumberbatch Announces Engagement in The Times|Tom Sykes|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1998, she was selected to represent Israel in the prestigious Eurovision contest, winning first place.
Trans in the Holy Land: ‘Marzipan Flowers,’ Tal Kallai, and the Shattering of Israel’s LGBT Taboos|Itay Hod|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Beck later went on to receive a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior at Harvard, and teach at a number of prestigious universities.
The Intern Who Birthed The KAL007 Conspiracy Theories|Tim Mak|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These are some of the prestigious merits of the bicycle, though many more might be added.
Hortus Vitae|Violet Paget, AKA Vernon Lee
This was the title of the cover page of the prestigious magazine, "The Economist" in its issue of 10/1/98.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin
He had had nothing out of them—nothing of the prestigious or the desirable things of the earth, craved for by predatory natures.
Chance|Joseph Conrad
The "prestigious feat" of causing flowers to appear in winter was a common one.
A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)|Mrs. Sutherland Orr

British Dictionary definitions for prestigious

prestigious

/ (prɛˈstɪdʒəs) /

adjective

having status or glamour; impressive or influential

rare characterized by or using deceit, cunning, or illusion; fraudulent

Derived forms of prestigious

prestigiously, adverbprestigiousness, noun

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