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Meaning of prestige | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
pɹɛsˈtiːd͡ʒ

Definitions

  1. prestige, standing, (good) reputation, good name
  2. The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.
    uncountable, usually
  3. cachet
  4. reputation or influence due to success, rank etc. aansien هَيْبَه، إحْتِرام престиж prestígio prestiž das Prestige prestige; anseelse κύρος, γόητροprestigio mõjukus شهرت؛ اعتبار arvovalta prestigeיוקרה प्रतिष्ठा, गौरव prestiž, ugled, dobar glas tekintély gengsi orðstír, álit prestigio 威信 명성, 신망 prestižas prestižs martabat prestigeprestisje, høy anseelseprestiż شهرت، اعتبار prestígio prestigiu престиж prestíž ugled prestiž prestige ศักดิ์ศรี saygınlık, itibar 威信,威望 престиж نيک نامي، شہرت uy tí...
    etc
  5. Delusion; illusion; trick.
    obsolete, uncountable, usually
  6. first-person singular present indicative of prestigiar
  7. The level of respect at which a person or thing is regarded by others; standing: an act that boosted his prestige; a job with low prestige.
  8. The act of starting over at an earlier point in a video game with some type of bonus or reward.
    uncountable, usually
  9. Good reputation; honor: Her accomplishments lent a lot of prestige to the college.
  10. A level, rank, or tier corresponding to prestige.
    countable, usually
  11. Great respect or importance: Doctors are usually treated with prestige.
  12. high status or reputation achieved through success, influence, wealth, etc; renown
  13. the power to influence or impress; glamour
  14. reputation or influence arising from success, achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes.
  15. distinction or reputation attaching to a person or thing and thus possessing a cachet for others.
  16. having or showing success, rank, wealth, etc.: a prestige car.
  17. The level of credit or respect at which one is regarded by others:face, standing, status.

Equivalents

Беларуская аўтарытэ́т
Български авторитет престиж
Català prestigi
Čeština prestiž
Dansk anseelse
Esperanto prestiĝo
فارسی اعتبار
Français prestige
हिन्दी प्रतिष्ठा
Magyar presztízs
Bahasa Indonesia gengsi prestise
Italiano prestigio
日本語 名誉 威信
한국어 명망 명예 위신
Kurdî itibar prestîj
Bahasa Melayu prestij
Nederlands aanzien prestige
Polski prestiż
Português prestígio
Română prestigiu
Српски prestiž престиж
Svenska anseende prestige
Türkçe İtibar prestij
Українська авторитет прести́ж
Tiếng Việt thanh thế uy tín

Examples

“Oxford has a university of very high prestige.”
“But in such an instance a false belief will appear with all the prestige of the latest scientific knowledge supporting it.”
“That faith which, we are told, was founded on a rock, impregnable to the assaults of men and demons; to the sophisms of infidelity, and the prestiges of imposture!”
“Rather than relying on the genre-standard “prestige,” the act of resetting your progress to earn a larger modifier on your next attempt, SPACEPLAN resets its progress by sending you to a new planet so that it can both reset your progress and advance the narrative. […] Prestige can sometimes feel like a defeat; “I guess I’ve made it as far as I can, I’ll have to start over.””
“When Season 1 starts, so does prestige for anyone who has reached level 55.”
“There's new Omnimovement, changes to progression and prestige, the option to share your best weapon builds.”
“This guide will explain how MW3's prestige system works, how to increase your prestige, and provide some tips on how to maximize your XP gains to speed up the prestige leveling process. […] Excluding the first rank, each prestige is made up of 50 levels, as shown below: […]”
“While prestiges are “a completely optional part of progression,” Kinetic is hoping to provide some more incentive for players to make use of the feature. For instance, we’ll be able to get prestige-related cosmetics for player models, some free XP, or extra in-game cash to buy equipment with.”
“With dozens of custom enchantments, unique prestiges, and a player-driven economy, ManaCube offers a rich and immersive Prison experience.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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