prestigious

• præstigious (archaic)

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 +‎ -ous. Unstressed /ɛ/ is retained by analogy with prestige.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs/, /pɹə-/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /pɹɛˈstiːd͡ʒəs/, /pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs/, /pɹə-/
• Rhymes: -ɪdʒəs, -iːd͡ʒəs

prestigious (comparative more prestigious, superlative most prestigious)

1. Of high prestige.

   She has a prestigious job with an international organization.

• prestigiously
• prestigiousness

• prestigious award
• prestigious prize
• prestigious job
• prestigious address
• prestigious school
• prestigious university
• prestigious college
• prestigious club
• prestigious journal
• prestigious firm
• prestigious institution
• prestigious office

• Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “prestigious”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.