'Status' definitions:
Definition of 'status'
(from WordNet)
noun
The relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" [syn: status, position]
noun
A state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" [syn: condition, status]
Definition of 'Status'
From: GCIDE
- Status \Sta"tus\ (st[=a]"t[u^]s), n. [L.] State; condition; position of affairs. [1913 Webster] Status in quo
Synonyms of 'status'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- angle,
- base,
- bearings,
- blood,
- bracket,
- branch,
- cachet,
- caliber,
- capacity,
- case,
- caste,
- category,
- character,
- circumstance,
- clan,
- class,
- condition,
- consequence,
- dignity,
- distance,
- distinction,
- division,
- echelon,
- eminence,
- estate,
- face,
- fix,
- footing,
- grade,
- ground,
- group,
- grouping,
- head,
- heading,
- hierarchy,
- high place,
- importance,
- jam,
- kin,
- kudos,
- label,
- level,
- location,
- lot,
- merit,
- modality,
- mode,
- order,
- part,
- pass,
- perspective,
- pickle,
- pigeonhole,
- place,
- plight,
- position,
- post,
- posture,
- power structure,
- precedence,
- predicament,
- prestige,
- prominence,
- quality,
- race,
- rank,
- rate,
- rating,
- relation,
- renown,
- reputation,
- repute,
- role,
- rubric,
- seat,
- section,
- sept,
- set,
- significance,
- situation,
- sphere,
- spot,
- stage,
- stand,
- standing,
- state,
- state of affairs,
- station,
- stature,
- status quo,
- strain,
- stratum,
- subdivision,
- subgroup,
- suborder,
- title,
- venue,
- viewpoint,
- worth