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PRESTIGIOUSNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does prestigiousness mean?
• PRESTIGIOUSNESS (noun)
The noun PRESTIGIOUSNESS has 1 sense:
1. a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
Familiarity information: PRESTIGIOUSNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
prestige; prestigiousness
Context example:
he wanted to achieve power and prestige
Hypernyms ("prestigiousness" is a kind of...):
standing (social or financial or professional status or reputation)
Derivation:
prestigious (having an illustrious reputation; respected)
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