status

(stăt'əs, stā'təs)
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.]

USAGE NOTE   In a recent survey of the Usage Panel, 53 percent of the Panelists preferred the pronunciation (stăt'əs), 36 percent preferred (stā'təs), and 11 percent said they use both pronunciations. The pronunciation (stā'təs) is the older, more traditional pronunciation, and it remains the most common one in British English.

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is pronounced stay-tǝs and has the plural form statuses (the Latin plural is statūs and is not used in English).

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Position, class, standing, or rank achieved in a society by virtue of achievement or financial wealth.

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noun

1. Positioning of one individual vis-à-vis others: footing, place, position, rank¹, situation, standing, station. See place.
2. The level of credit or respect at which one is regarded by others: face, prestige, standing. See respect/contempt/standing.
3. An established position from which to operate or deal with others: basis, footing, term (often used in plural). See connect.
4. A person's high standing among others: dignity, good name, good report, honor, prestige, reputation, repute, respect. See respect/contempt/standing.
5. Manner of being or form of existence: condition, mode, situation, state. See be.

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The rank or position of an individual within a society, and the responsibilities and privileges that go with it. Status may be achieved (as a result of the actions and works of the individual) or ascribed (usually by birth into a particular family or group).

A social position or rank held by a person in a group or society, and the respect, reputation, and power associated with the position. See also achieved status, ascribed status, horizontal status, vertical status.

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The standing, state, or condition of an individual; the rights, obligations, capacities, and incapacities that assign an individual to a given class.

For example, the term status is used in reference to the legal state of being an infant, a ward, or a prisoner, as well as in reference to a person's social standing in the community.

Quotes:

"Some men never feel small, but these are the few men who are." - Gilbert K. Chesterton

"At a round table there is no dispute about place." - Italian Proverb

"No matter her past, when a chambermaid marries a lord she becomes a lady." - Latin Proverb

"Fit yourself for the best society, and then, never enter it." - John Ruskin

The relative position of an individual within a group, or of a group within a society.

Though the term can refer to either high or low standing, it is often used only to imply a position of prestige.

[L.] condition, state.

• s. asthmaticus — asthmatic crisis; a sudden, intense and continuous asthmatic attack with dyspnea, gagging and cyanosis. May be seen in feline bronchial asthma.
• s. epilepticus — rapid succession of epileptic spasms without intervals of consciousness; brain damage may result.
• s. spongiosum — see spongy degeneration.

(stat′us)
n

State or condition.

For a list of words related to status, see:

• Social Structure and Conditions - status: relative position within group or society

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - status, position, rang, stilling

idioms:

• status bar    statusbjælke, statussøjle
• status indicator    statusindikator
• status quo    status quo
• status symbol    statussymbol

Nederlands (Dutch)
status, toestand, (rechts)positie, sociale positie, prestige

Français (French)
n. - position, prestige, situation, (Admin, Jur) statut, état

idioms:

• status bar    (Comput) barre d'état
• status indicator    indicateur d'état
• status quo    statu quo
• status symbol    signe de prestige

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rang, Status

idioms:

• status bar    Statuszeile
• status indicator    Statuszeiger
• status quo    Status quo
• status symbol    Statussymbol

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κοινωνική υπόσταση ή θέση, ιδιότητα, γόητρο, περιωπή, θέση στην ιεραρχική κλίμακα, κατάσταση πραγμάτων

idioms:

• status bar    (Η/Υ) μπάρα αναγραφής λειτουργικής κατάστασης
• status indicator    (Η/Υ) ένδειξη λειτουργικής κατάστασης
• status quo    στάτους κβο (καθεστώς, ισχύουσα κατάσταση πραγμάτων)
• status symbol    τεκμήριο πλούτου

Italiano (Italian)
stato, prestigio, stato giuridico, stato civile

idioms:

• status quo    status quo
• status symbol    segno di prestigio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - status (m)

idioms:

• status quo    status quo
• status symbol    símbolo de status

Русский (Russian)
общественное положение, высокое положение в обществе, престиж, статус, гражданское состояние, положение

idioms:

• status quo    статус-кво, существующее положение
• status symbol    символ статуса, показатель положения в обществе

Español (Spanish)
n. - situación, condición, categoría, posición social, estado, estado jurídico, estado legal

idioms:

• status bar    barra de estado
• status indicator    indicador de estado
• status quo    statu quo, estado de las cosas en un momento dado
• status symbol    signo de prestigio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ställning, position, status, tillstånd, läge, situation

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
状态, 地位, 情形

idioms:

• status bar    状态条
• status indicator    社会地位象征
• status quo    现状
• status symbol    社会地位象征

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 狀態, 地位, 情形

idioms:

• status bar    狀態條
• status indicator    社會地位象徵
• status quo    現狀
• status symbol    社會地位象徵

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 상태, 지위, (컴퓨터) (입출력 장치의 동작) 상태

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 地位, 身分, 資格, 高い地位, 信用, 状態

idioms:

• status quo    現状
• status symbol    ステータスシンボル

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وضع, حاله, مركز, مرتبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מצב, פני הדברים, עמדה, מעמד, סטטוס, מיצב‬

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