status

noun

A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.

A situation or state of affairs.

Prestige or high standing.

(law) The legal condition of a person or thing.

(social media) A function of some instant messaging applications, whereby a user may post a message that appears automatically to other users, if they attempt to make contact.

(Canada, usually used to modify another noun) The state (of a Canadian First Nations person) of being registered under the Indian Act.

(medicine) Short for status epilepticus or status asthmaticus.

Roots

stostat- · Latin · stand

Synonyms for status

positionn conditionn rankn ratingn prestigen reputationn

Words related to status

queenhoodn denizenshipn designationn credentialsn nationalityn quo eligibilityn predesignationn privilegesn classificationn marriageabilityn standingsn disratev designator rankingsn qualificationn identityn worthinessn

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