English > status: 2 senses > noun 1, stateMeaning | The relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society. |
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Examples | - "he had the status of a minor"
- "the novel attained the status of a classic"
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Synonym | position |
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Attributes | dominant | Exercising influence or control |
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lower-class, low-class | Occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society |
middle-class | Occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy |
subordinate, low-level | Lower in rank or importance |
upper-class | Occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society |
Narrower | Holy Order, Order | (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy |
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bastardy, illegitimacy, bar sinister | The status of being born to parents who were not married |
caste | social status or position conferred by a system based on class |
command | A position of highest authority |
dignity | High office or rank or station |
echelon | Status in a society or organization |
election | The status or fact of being elected |
equality, equivalence, equation, par | A state of being essentially equal or equivalent |
face | status in the eyes of others |
footing, terms | status with respect to the relations / relations between people or groups |
high ground | A position of superiority over opponents / opponents or competitors |
high profile | A position attracting much attention and publicity |
high status | A position of superior / superior status |
leadership | The status of a leader |
left-handedness | The status of being born of a morganatic marriage |
legal status | A status defined by law |
low status, lowness, lowliness | A position of inferior status |
nationality | The status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization |
nobility, noblesse | The state of being of noble birth |
ordination | The status of being ordained to a sacred office |
pedestal | A position of great esteem (and supposed superiority) |
rank | relative status |
retirement | The state of being retired from one's business or occupation |
slot | A position in a hierarchy or organization |
social station, social status, social rank, rank | Position in a social hierarchy |
standing | social or financial or professional status or reputation |
toehold | A relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made |
Broader | state | The way something is with respect to its main attributes |
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Spanish | distinción, estado, estatus, lugar, posición, prestigio, rango, status |
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Catalan | estatus, posició, rang, status |
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English > status: 2 senses > noun 2, stateMeaning | A state at a particular time. |
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Example | "the current status of the arms negotiations" |
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Synonym | condition |
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Narrower | absolution | The condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance |
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anchorage | The condition of being secured to a base |
astigmatism, astigmia | (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point |
atmosphere, ambiance, ambience | A particular environment or surrounding influence |
atonicity, atony, atonia, amyotonia | lack of normal muscular tension or tonus |
automation | The condition of being automatically operated or controlled |
brutalization, brutalisation | The condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner |
celibacy | An unmarried status |
circumstance | A condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity |
climate, mood | The prevailing psychological state |
comfort, comfortableness | A state of being relaxed and feeling no pain |
condemnation | The condition of being strongly disapproved of |
curvature | (medicine) a curving or bending |
danger | The condition of being susceptible to harm or injury |
decline, declination | A condition inferior to an earlier condition |
deification | The condition of being treated like a god |
despair, desperation | A state in which all hope is lost or absent |
difficulty | A condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome |
discomfort, uncomfortableness | The state of being tense and feeling pain |
dishabille, deshabille | The state of being carelessly or partially dressed |
disorderliness, disorder | A condition in which things are not in their expected places |
diversification | The condition of being varied |
diversity | The condition or result of being changeable |
dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control | The state that exists when one person or group has power over another |
dryness, waterlessness, xerotes | The condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid / liquid (especially water) |
economic condition | The condition of the economy |
emptiness | The state of containing nothing |
encapsulation | The condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule) |
ennoblement | The state of being noble |
environmental condition | The state of the environment |
exoneration | The condition of being relieved from blame or obligation |
eye condition | The condition of the optical properties of the eye |
facilitation | The condition of being made easy (or easier) |
financial condition | The condition of (corporate or personal) finances |
frizz | The condition of being formed into small tight curls |
fruition | The condition of bearing fruit / fruit |
fullness | The condition of being filled to capacity |
guilt, guiltiness | The state of having committed an offense |
hairlessness, depilation | The condition of being void of hair |
health | The general condition of body and mind |
homelessness | The state or condition of having no home / home / home (especially the state of living in the streets / streets) |
hopefulness | Full of hope / hope |
hospitalization | The condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital / hospital |
hyalinization, hyalinisation | The state of being hyaline or having become hyaline |
identification | The condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established |
immunity, resistance | (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease |
impaction | The condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed |
impropriety | The condition of being improper |
improvement, melioration | A condition superior to an earlier condition |
impurity, impureness | The condition of being impure |
innocence | A state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense |
ionization, ionisation | The condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge) |
irradiation | The condition of being exposed to radiation |
lactosuria | presence of lactose in the urine |
laxness, laxity | The condition of being physiologically lax |
leakiness | The condition of permitting leaks or leakage |
light, illumination | A condition of spiritual awareness |
lubrication | The condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant |
malady | Any unwholesome or desperate condition |
mechanization, mechanisation | The condition of having a highly technical implementation |
mode | A particular functioning condition or arrangement |
motivation | The condition of being motivated |
mummification | A condition resembling that of a mummy |
mutism, muteness | The condition of being unable or unwilling to speak |
nakedness, nudity, nudeness | The state of being without clothing or covering of any kind |
need, demand | A condition requiring relief |
niche, ecological 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) |
nomination | The condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election |
normality, normalcy | Within certain limits that define the range of normal / normal functioning |
orderliness, order | A condition of regular or proper arrangement |
participation, involvement | The condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.) |
physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition | The condition or state of the body or bodily functions |
place | Proper or appropriate position or location |
polarization, polarisation | The condition of having or giving polarity |
prepossession | The condition of being prepossessed |
preservation | The condition of being (well or ill) preserved |
prognathism | The condition of being prognathous |
protuberance | The condition of being protuberant |
psychological state, psychological condition, mental state, mental condition | (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic |
purity, pureness | undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material |
purity, pureness, sinlessness, innocence, whiteness | The state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong |
regularization, regularisation | The condition of having been made regular (or more regular) |
reinstatement | The condition of being reinstated |
repair | A formal way of referring to the condition of something |
rustication | The condition naturally attaching to life in the country |
rustiness | The condition of being coated or clogged with rust |
safety | The state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions |
sanitary condition | The state of sanitation (clean or dirty) |
saturation | A condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence |
scandalization, scandalisation | The condition of being shocked (as by improper behavior) |
serration | The condition of being serrated |
silence | The state of being silent (as when no one is speaking) |
situation, position | A condition or position in which you find yourself |
ski conditions | The amount and state of snow for skiing |
soundness | A state or condition free from damage or decay |
standardization, standardisation | The condition in which a standard has been successfully established |
stigmatism | (optics) condition of an optical system (as a lens) in which light rays from a single point converge in a single focal point |
submission | The condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else |
subservience | The condition of being something that is useful in reaching / reaching an end or carrying out a plan |
susceptibility, susceptibleness | The state of being susceptible |
tension, tensity, tenseness, tautness | The physical condition of being stretched or strained |
tilth | The state of aggregation of soil and its condition for supporting plant growth |
unsoundness | A condition of damage or decay |
unsusceptibility, immunity | The state of not being susceptible |
urbanization, urbanisation | The condition of being urbanized |
vacuolization, vacuolisation, vacuolation | The state of having become filled with vacuoles |
virginity | The condition or quality of being a virgin |
way | The condition of things generally |
wetness | The condition of containing or being covered by a liquid / liquid (especially water) |
wickedness, darkness, dark | absence of moral or spiritual values |
Broader | state | The way something is with respect to its main attributes |
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Spanish | circunstancias, condición, estado, situación |
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Catalan | circumstàncies, condició |
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