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Importance vs Prestige - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between importance and prestige

is that importance is the quality or condition of being important or worthy of note while prestige is delusion; illusion; trick.

importance

English

Noun

(-)
  • The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note
  • significance or prominence
  • personal status or standing

    • prestige

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Delusion; illusion; trick.
  • * :
    • The sophisms of infidelity, and the prestiges of imposture.
  • The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.
    • Oxford has a university of very high prestige .

    Derived terms

    * covert prestige * overt prestige * prestigious

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