stature

[ stach-er ]

noun

1. the height of a human or animal body.
2. the height of any object.
3. degree of development attained; level of achievement:

   a minister of great stature.

stature

/ ˈstætʃə /

noun

1. the height of something, esp a person or animal when standing
2. the degree of development of a person

   the stature of a champion

3. intellectual or moral greatness

   a man of stature

Word History and Origins

Origin of stature¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French estature < Latin statūra, equivalent to stat ( us ) past participle of stāre to stand + -ūra -ure

Word History and Origins

Origin of stature¹

C13: via Old French from Latin statūra , from stāre to stand

Example Sentences

Age may have diminished his stature, rendered his gait more lopsided, but he has always been light on his feet, whether as a boxer in his teens or, later, a dancer with his wife.

From Los Angeles Times

And ever since De Gaulle, presidents have tried – and generally failed – to emulate his stature.

From BBC

Fashion designers of his stature clearly don’t do things by halves.

From BBC

Stunting not only causes children to have a shorter stature but is also related to impaired mental development and increased child mortality rates.

From Science Daily

The prints may offer new clues about Paranthropus’s stature and the shape of its hips and knees, and help illuminate how Paranthropus and Homo managed to coexist, he says.

From Science Magazine

Related Words

• ability
• cachet
• caliber
• capacity
• competence
• dignity
• eminence
• prestige
• prominence
• qualification
• quality
• size
• standing
• status
• value