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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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Words related to status

dignity, prominence, place, stature, position, prestige, quality, condition, situation, rating, standing, caliber, capacity, degree, renown, grade, footing, character, merit, cachet

Words nearby status

statued, statuesque, statuette, stature, statured, status, status asthmaticus, status bar, status epilepticus, status group, status indian

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

SYNONYMS FOR status

2 See state.

OTHER WORDS FROM status

non·sta·tus, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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British Dictionary definitions for statuses

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for statuses

status
[ stā′təs, stăt′əs ]

n.

A state or condition.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Culture definitions for statuses

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 Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.