n. Function: noun
1 rating or positioning in relation to others (as in a social order, community, class, or profession) FF1C; his status as a slave FF1E;
Synonyms: capacity, character, footing, place, position, quality, rank, situation, standing, state, station
Related Words: rating
2 social or professional importance or distinction FF1C; a lawyer of international status FF1E;
Synonyms: cachet, consequence, dignity, position, prestige, rank, standing, state, stature
Related Words: caliber, merit, worth; distinction, renown; eminence, prominence
Contrasted Words: inconsequence, insignificance, unimportance
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Synonyms: STATE 1, condition, mode, posture, situation
Related Words: status quo
Idioms: state of affairs