prestige

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Etymology

From French prestige, from Latin praestīgium.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɹɛsˈtiːd͡ʒ/, /pɹɛsˈtiːʒ/, /pɹəsˈtiːd͡ʒ/, /pɹəsˈtiːʒ/
• (obsolete) IPA: /ˈpɹɛs.tɪd͡ʒ/

Noun

prestige (uncountable)

1. The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.

   Oxford has a university of very high prestige.

2. (obsolete, often preceded by "the") Delusion; illusion; trick.

Translations

• French: prestige
• German: Prestige, Ansehen, Geltung, Wertschätzung
• Italian: prestigio
• Portuguese: prestígio
• Russian: прести́ж
• Spanish: prestigio, prestancia

Adjective

prestige (not comparable)

1. (sociolinguistics, of a linguistic form) Regarded as relatively prestigious; often, considered the standard language or language variety, or a part of such a variety.

Verb

prestige (prestiges, present participle prestiging; simple past and past participle prestiged)

1. (video games) To start over at an earlier point in a video game with some type of bonus or reward.

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