English > status: 2 senses > noun 1, state| Meaning | 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, state| Meaning | 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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