noun
1 height
ADJECTIVE
▪ imposing , tall
▪ diminutive , short , slight , small
▪ physical
VERB + STATURE
▪ have
PREPOSITION
▪ of … ~
▪
He was a man of imposing ~ who carried himself well.
PHRASES
▪ a lack of ~
▪
Despite his lack of ~, he became a successful athlete.
▪ small in ~
▪
Both her parents are fairly small in ~.
2 importance
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , great , growing
▪ heroic
▪ full
▪ public
▪ international , world
▪ political , social
▪ moral
▪
a woman of great moral ~
VERB + STATURE
▪ have , lack
▪ gain , gain in , grow in
▪
She has grown in ~ since winning the award.
▪ achieve
▪
Geomorphology has now achieved full ~ as a branch of geology.
▪ enhance
▪
The election result enhanced the party's ~.
▪ diminish
STATURE + VERB
▪ grow , increase , rise
▪
His political ~ increased during the crisis.
PREPOSITION
▪ of ~
▪
a writer of international ~