status
[ stey-tuh s, stat-uh s ]
/ ˈsteɪ təs, ˈstæt əs /
noun
the position of an individual in relation to another or others, especially in regard to social or professional standing.
state or condition of affairs: Arbitration has failed to change the status of the disagreement.
Law. the standing of a person before the law.
adjective
conferring or believed to confer elevated status: a status car; a status job.
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Origin of status
1665–75; < Latin: the condition of standing, stature, status, equivalent to sta- (variant stem of stāre to stand) + -tus suffix of v. action
OTHER WORDS FROM status
non·sta·tus, adjectiveWords nearby status
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British Dictionary definitions for status
status
/ (ˈsteɪtəs) /
noun plural -tuses
a social or professional position, condition, or standing to which varying degrees of responsibility, privilege, and esteem are attached
the relative position or standing of a person or thing
a high position or standing; prestigehe has acquired a new status since he has been in that job
the legal standing or condition of a person
a state of affairs
Word Origin for status
C17: from Latin: posture, from stāre to stand
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Medical definitions for status
status
[ stā′təs, stăt′əs ]
n.
A state or condition.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Cultural definitions for status
status
The relative position of an individual within a group, or of a group within a society.
notes for status
Though the term can refer to either high or low standing, it is often used only to imply a position of prestige.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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