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

SYNONYMS FOR status

2 See state.

OTHER WORDS FROM status

non·sta·tus, adjective

Words nearby status

statued, statuesque, statuette, stature, statured, status, status asthmaticus, status bar, status epilepticus, status group, status indian
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Words related to statuses

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

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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

Medical 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.

Cultural 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.