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.

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

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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; prestige he 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

Medical definitions for status

status
[ stātəs, stătəs ]

n.

A state or condition.

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.