stature
/ˈstatʃə
/noun [mass noun]
1A person’s natural height: a man of short stature she was small in stature...
- Short in stature and built along sturdy lines, his fingers ended in lengthy claws and his canines glinted sharply.
- Hadn't a clue how to defend himself and despite his height and stature was the smallest person in the school.
- Colley has the height and physical stature to cause problems in any defence.
Synonyms
height, tallness, loftiness;
size, build, physical make-up
1.1Importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement: an architect of international stature...
- The Sunday Herald's business section is growing in stature - and broadening its horizons.
- Manager Gerard Houllier believes Owen is growing in stature in more ways then one.
- My course was engrossing, and it was taught by lawyers and academics of stature and reputation.
Synonyms
reputation, repute, standing, status, position, prestige, distinction, illustriousness, eminence, pre-eminence, prominence, importance, import, influence, weight, consequence, account, note, fame, celebrity, renown, acclaim
Derivatives
statured
[in combination]: a short-statured fourteen-year-old
Origin
Middle English: via Old French from Latin statura, from stare 'to stand'. The sense 'importance' dates from the mid 19th century.
Rhymes
- bestsellerdom
- bestsellerism
- bestsellership
- bestselling
- be stuck (or caught) in a time warp
- best wisher
- best wishes
- besuited
- be sure
- bet
- beta
- beta-adrenergic
- beta-amyloid
- beta blocker
- Betacam
- beta cell
- beta cellulose
- beta coefficient
- beta customer
- beta decay
- beta endorphin
- beta-hydroxy acid
- betaine
- betake
- be taken ill