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- Dictionaryprestige/prɛˈstiː(d)ʒ/
noun
- 1. widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something on the basis of a perception of their achievements or quality: "the firm has recently gained considerable prestige"
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respect and admiration given to someone or something, usually because of a reputation for high quality, success, or social influence: The company has gained international prestige. Many people are attracted by the prestige of work ing for a top company. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Quality and standard. acid test. bar. benchmark.
The meaning of PRESTIGE is standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion. How to use prestige in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Prestige.
Prestige definition: reputation or influence arising from success, achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes.. See examples of PRESTIGE used in a sentence.
1. reputation or influence arising from success, achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes. 2. distinction or reputation attaching to a person or thing and thus possessing a cachet for others or for the public.
People, cars, schools, clubs, banks––all can be said to have prestige. Star in a blockbuster movie? Your prestige level just shot up. Get caught shoplifting? A prestige killer.
noun. reputation or influence arising from success, achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes. Synonyms: importance, weight. Antonyms: disrepute. distinction or reputation attaching to a person or thing and thus possessing a cachet for others or for the public:
the respect and value that somebody/something has because of their social position, or what they have done synonym status. personal prestige. There is a lot of prestige attached to owning a car like this. jobs with low prestige. Extra Examples. Doctors have suffered a loss of prestige following a spate of scandals.
n. 1. reputation or influence arising from success, achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes. 2. distinction or reputation attaching to a person or thing and thus possessing a cachet for others. adj. 3. having or showing success, rank, wealth, etc.: a prestige car.
If someone or something has prestige, people feel respect and admiration for them, often because they are successful: His company has gained international prestige. prestigious. adjective uk / presˈtɪdʒəs / us. respected and admired, usually because of being important: a prestigious award.
UK /prɛˈstiː (d)ʒ/ noun (mass noun) 1. widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something on the basis of a perception of their achievements or quality the firm has recently gained considerable prestige 2. (as modifier) denoting something that arouses widespread respect or admiration prestige diplomatic posts a prestige car.
