noun
1.
rating or positioning in relation to others (as in a social order, community, class, or profession)
his status as a slave
Synonyms: capacity, character, footing, place, position, quality, rank, situation, standing, state, station
Related Word: rating
2.
social or professional importance or distinction
a lawyer of international status
Synonyms: cachet, consequence, dignity, position, prestige, rank, standing, state, stature
Related Word: caliber, merit, worth; distinction, renown; eminence, prominence
Contrasted words: inconsequence, insignificance, unimportance
3.
Synonyms: state 1, condition, mode, posture, situation
Related Word: status quo
Idioms: state of affairs