prestigiousness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /prɛˈstɪdʒəsnəs/ UK /prɛˈstɪdʒəsnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of having high status or commanding respect

The award's prestigiousness drew applicants from around the world.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of having high... prestige eminence distinction renown esteem standing reputation

Opposites

obscurity disrepute

Word family

Related forms prestigious prestige

Etymology

From prestigious (from Latin praestigiosus 'full of tricks, deceptive', from praestigiae 'conjurer's tricks') + the suffix -ness. The sense shifted from 'illusion' to 'glamour, standing'.

praestigiae Latin praestringere Latin

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# prestigiousness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /prɛˈstɪdʒəsnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /prɛˈstɪdʒəsnəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of having high status or commanding respect

## Examples
- The award's prestigiousness drew applicants from around the world.

## Synonyms
- prestige
- eminence
- distinction
- renown
- esteem
- standing
- reputation

## Antonyms
- obscurity
- disrepute

## Related Forms
- prestigious
- prestige

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: praestigiae
- Root: praestringere

## Etymology
From prestigious (from Latin praestigiosus 'full of tricks, deceptive', from praestigiae 'conjurer's tricks') + the suffix -ness. The sense shifted from 'illusion' to 'glamour, standing'.

## AI Etymology
Prestigiousness is from prestigious (from Latin praestigiosus 'full of tricks, deceptive', from praestigiae 'conjurer's tricks') + the suffix -ness. The sense shifted from 'illusion' to 'glamour, standing'. Important recorded forms include praestigiae (Latin) and praestringere (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers the quality of having high status or commanding respect. The wider family includes related words such as prestigious and prestige.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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