Initiating a Kiss. 1  1. Drop hints that you're interested. You can put out some subtle signals that you're angling for a kiss without coming right out and saying it. 2  2. Break the kiss barrier (optional). If you're feeling brave, test the waters with a small kiss on the hand or the cheek. 3  3. Set the mood with a romantic compliment.
Prestige refers to a good reputation or high esteem; in earlier usage, prestige meant showiness. (19th c.) Prestige may also refer to: Prestige (sociolinguistics), esteem in which languages or dialects are held.
Word Origin and History for prestige Expand. n. 1650s, trick, from French prestige (16c.) deceit, imposture, illusion (in Modern French, illusion, magic, glamour), from Latin praestigium delusion, illusion (see prestigious). Derogatory until 19c.; sense of dazzling influence first applied 1815, to Napoleon.