# prestigious

Pronunciation: US say "pre-STEE-juhs" /pɹɛˈstiːd͡ʒəs/; UK say "pre-STI-juhs" /pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs/

## Adjective

1. Having high prestige; widely respected and admired because of reputation, status, or achievement.
   - Simple: Respected and admired because of being very successful or important.
   - _The firm occupies one of the most prestigious addresses in the financial district._
   - _He turned down a prestigious fellowship to stay closer to his family._

## Origin

Attested since the 1540s, it derives from Latin praestigiosus ("full of tricks"), from 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 plus -ous.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/prestigious (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).