PRESTIGIOUS DEFINITIONS - 9 definitions found
prestigious adj 1: having an illustrious reputation; respected; "our esteemed leader"; "a prestigious author" [syn: esteemed, honored, prestigious] 2: exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige; "a prestigious professor at a prestigious university" prestigious 1546, "practicing illusion or magic, deceptive," from L. pr?istigious "full of tricks," from pr?istigi?i "juggler's tricks," probably altered by dissimilation from pr?istringere "to blind, blindfold, dazzle," from pr?i- "before" + stringere "to tie or bind." Derogatory until 19c.; the sense of "dazzling influence" was first applied 1815, to Napoleon. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) prestigious adjective Etymology: Latin praestigiosus, from praestigiae Date: 1546 1. archaic of, relating to, or marked by illusion, conjuring, or trickery 2. having prestige ; honored • prestigiously adverb • prestigiousness noun Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary prestigious 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. ADJ: usu ADJ n Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Prestigious \Pres*tig"i*ous\, a. [L. praestigiosus.] Practicing tricks; juggling. [Obs.] --Cotton Mather. English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) prestigious adj. important, significant, eminent, estimable, imposing, impressive, pre-eminent, prominent, distinguished, august, dignified, renowned, famous, famed, well-known, illustrious, acclaimed, respected, celebrated, noted, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, glorious, honoured, glamorous: She may be a prestigious author, but she does not live at a very prestigious address. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 125 Moby Thesaurus words for "prestigious": 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 |
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