stat·us (st t  s, st ts)n. 1. Position relative to that of others; standing: Her status is that of a guest. 2. High standing; prestige: a position of status in the community. 3. Law The legal character or condition of a person or thing: the status of a minor. 4. A state of affairs; situation. See Synonyms at state. [Latin; see st - in Indo-European roots.]Usage Note: In a recent survey of the Usage Panel, 53 percent of the Panelists preferred the pronunciation (st ts), 36 percent preferred (stts), and 11 percent said they use both pronunciations. The pronunciation (stts) is the older, more traditional pronunciation, and it remains the most common one in British English. |
status
Noun
1. a person's position in society
2. the esteem in which people hold a person: priests feel they have lost some of their status in society
3. the legal or official standing or classification of a person or country: the status of refugees, Ireland's non-aligned status
4. degree of importance [Latin: posture]
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| Noun | 1. | status - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" face - status in the eyes of others; "he lost face" election - the status or fact of being elected; "they celebrated his election" equivalence, par, equality, equation - a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best" social rank, social station, social status, rank - position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are" standing - social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing" high status - a position of superior status high ground - a position of superiority over opponents or competitors high profile - a position attracting much attention and publicity Holy Order, Order - (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order" low status, lowness, lowliness - a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation legal status - a status defined by law left-handedness - the status of being born of a morganatic marriage command - a position of highest authority; "the corporation has just undergone a change in command" nationality - the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization footing, terms - status with respect to the relations between people or groups; "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing" retirement - the state of being retired from one's business or occupation rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority" caste - social status or position conferred by a system based on class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station" dignity - high office or rank or station; "he respected the dignity of the emissaries" ordination - the status of being ordained to a sacred office pedestal - a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority); "they put him on a pedestal" leadership - the status of a leader; "they challenged his leadership of the union" slot - a position in a hierarchy or organization; "Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks"; "she beat some tough competition for the number one slot" toehold - a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made; "American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks"; "his father gave him a toehold in the oil business" |
| 2. |  status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" diversity - the condition or result of being changeable anchorage - the condition of being secured to a base; "the plant needs a firm anchorage"; "the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family" health - the general condition of body and mind; "his delicate health"; "in poor health" mode - a particular functioning condition or arrangement; "switched from keyboard to voice mode" ecological niche, niche - (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species) noise conditions - the condition of being noisy (as in a communication channel) participation, involvement - the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.) prepossession - the condition of being prepossessed; "the king's prepossession in my favor is very valuable" regularisation, regularization - the condition of having been made regular (or more regular) saturation - a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence silence - the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking); "there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence" situation, position - a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation" ski conditions - the amount and state of snow for skiing nomination - the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election; "there was keen competition for the nomination"; "his nomination was hotly protested" standardisation, standardization - the condition in which a standard has been successfully established; "standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars" stigmatism - (optics) condition of an optical system (as a lens) in which light rays from a single point converge in a single focal point astigmatism, astigmia - (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point way - the condition of things generally; "that's the way it is"; "I felt the same way" circumstance - a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity homelessness - the state or condition of having no home (especially the state of living in the streets) reinstatement - the condition of being reinstated; "her reinstatement to her former office followed quickly" place - proper or appropriate position or location; "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen" celibacy - an unmarried status virginity - the condition or quality of being a virgin innocence - a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense; "the trial established his innocence" sinlessness, whiteness, innocence, pureness, purity - the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil guilt, guiltiness - the state of having committed an offense encapsulation - the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule); "the encapsulation of tendons in membranous sheaths" polarisation, polarization - the condition of having or giving polarity physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions hyalinisation, hyalinization - the state of being hyaline or having become hyaline; "the patient's arterioles showed marked hyalinization" protuberance - the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out; "the protuberance of his belly" curvature - (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal; "curvature of the spine" mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state" difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties" |
status
noun 2. prestige, standing, authority, influence, weight, reputation, honour, importance, consequence, fame, distinction, eminence, renown, mana N.Z.
Translations
status [ˈsteɪtəs] n → condición f; estado (= reputation); reputación f; estatus m;
the status quo → el statu quo
status [ˈsteɪtəs] n → position f, situation f (= prestige); prestige m;
(Admin), (= official position); statut m
status [ˈsteɪtəs] n → posizione f; condizione f sociale (= prestige); prestigio;
(legal, marital) → stato
n status [ˈsteitəs, (American also ) ˈstӕ-]
1 the position of a person with regard to his legal rights etc If she marries a foreigner, will her status as a British citizen be affected? status وَضْع ранг postavení status; stilling der Status νομική υπόσταση staatus مقام oikeusasema état civil מַעֲמָד स्थिति, सामाजिक स्थिति pravni položaj, status státus status (réttar)staða stato, posizione 身分 법적 지위, 신분 statusas statuss status status status, stilling stan, status condição statut civil статус postavenie pravni položaj status ställning, status สถานภาพ statü, sosyal mevki 身分 статус; громадянський стан حیثیت địa vị, thân phận 身分
2 a person's social rank. rang مَرْتَبَه обществено положение společenské postavení status; stilling die Stellung κοινωνική θέση seisus وضع اجتماعي yhteiskunnallinen asema statut מַעֲמָד रुतबा društveni položaj, stalež társadalmi rang kedudukan sosial þjóðfélagsstaða condizione sociale 社会的地位 사회적인 지위, 신망 visuomeninė padėtis sabiedriskais stāvoklis kedudukan sosial status sosial status, rang pozycja społeczna posição social statut social общественное положение spoločenské postavenie družbeni položaj status ställning, status ฐานะของบุคคลทางสังคม statü, mevki 地位 соціальний статус مقام cấp bậc, địa vị xã hội cao 地位
status symbol
a possession that indicates one's social importance a car, a private swimming-pool and other status symbols. statussimbool رَمْز المَرْكِز الإجْتِماعي символ на обществено положение symbol společenského postavení statussymbol das Statussymbol τεκμήριο πλούτου, σύμβολο κοινωνικής ανόδου seisusesümbol نشانه شان و مقام statussymboli signe extérieur de richesse סֶמֶל מַעֲמָד वैभव का प्रतीक, प्रतीष्ठा का प्रतीक statusni simbol státusszimbólum lambang status stöðutákn status symbol 身分の象徴 지위[]의 상징 padėties visuomenėje rodiklis sabiedriskā stāvokļa rādītājs simbol status statussymbool statussymbol odznaka/świadectwo zamożności símbolo de posição social semn exterior de bunăstare показатель положения в обществе symbol spoločenského postavenia statusni simbol statusni simbol statussymbol ดัชนีชี้วัดฐานะทางสังคม saygınlık simgesi 表示人地位高的東西 показник соціального статусу کوءی چیز جو اعلیٰ ھیثیت یا رتبے کی علامت سمجھی جاءے vật sở hữu thể hiện địa vị trong xã hội 表示人地位高的东西
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