prestige
noun
pres·tige
pre-ˈstēzh 
-ˈstēj
often attributive
1
: standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
2
: commanding position in people's minds
Examples of prestige in a Sentence
Her career as a diplomat has brought her enormous prestige.
The job has low pay and low prestige.
The family has wealth and social prestige.
Recent Examples on the Web
There’s something about this kind of criminality and these menageries, there’s an association with power and prestige to have wild animals, to be the master of your own menagerie.
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Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2024
In addition to the prestige of living in the tallest building in the world, residents also have access to an array of amenities like indoor-outdoor swimming pools, jacuzzis, a library, cigar lounge, and a four-floor health club that includes two gyms and spa facilities.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2024
Sure, the city is a three-and-a-half-hour flight from LA, but along with the prestige of Purple Rain and giant murals of state native Bob Dylan, Minneapolis lacks the altitude of Park City and the corresponding ailments that has brought for many a filmmaker and festivalgoer low over the years.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 July 2024
Debicki, who scored just about every possible nomination for her turn as Princess Diana in Netflix’s prestige series The Crown, takes a supporting role as a feminist B-movie director who casts Maxine in her first crossover project, a satanic possession film titled The Puritan II.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024
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Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2024
In addition to the prestige of living in the tallest building in the world, residents also have access to an array of amenities like indoor-outdoor swimming pools, jacuzzis, a library, cigar lounge, and a four-floor health club that includes two gyms and spa facilities.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2024
Sure, the city is a three-and-a-half-hour flight from LA, but along with the prestige of Purple Rain and giant murals of state native Bob Dylan, Minneapolis lacks the altitude of Park City and the corresponding ailments that has brought for many a filmmaker and festivalgoer low over the years.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 July 2024
Debicki, who scored just about every possible nomination for her turn as Princess Diana in Netflix’s prestige series The Crown, takes a supporting role as a feminist B-movie director who casts Maxine in her first crossover project, a satanic possession film titled The Puritan II.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024
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“Prestige.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prestige. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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prestige
noun
pres·tige
pre-ˈstēzh
-ˈstēj
: importance in the eyes of other people
prestigious
adjective
-ˈstij-əs
prestigiously
adverb
prestigiousness
noun
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