STATUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does status mean? 

• STATUS (noun)
  The noun STATUS has 2 senses:

1. the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

2. a state at a particular time

  Familiarity information: STATUS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STATUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

position; status

Context example:

atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life

Hypernyms ("status" is a kind of...):

state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)

Attribute:

low-class; lower-class (occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society)

middle-class (occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy)

upper-class (occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society)

dominant (exercising influence or control)

low-level; subordinate (lower in rank or importance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "status"):

face (status in the eyes of others)

election (the status or fact of being elected)

echelon (status in a society or organization)

equality; equation; equivalence; par (a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced)

rank; social rank; social station; social status (position in a social hierarchy)

standing (social or financial or professional status or reputation)

high status (a position of superior status)

high ground (a position of superiority over opponents or competitors)

high profile (a position attracting much attention and publicity)

Holy Order; Order ((usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy)

low status; lowliness; lowness (a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation)

legal status (a status defined by law)

bar sinister; bastardy; illegitimacy (the status of being born to parents who were not married)

left-handedness (the status of being born of a morganatic marriage)

command (a position of highest authority)

nationality (the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization)

footing; terms (status with respect to the relations between people or groups)

retirement (the state of being retired from one's business or occupation)

rank (relative status)

caste (social status or position conferred by a system based on class)

dignity (high office or rank or station)

nobility; noblesse (the state of being of noble birth)

ordination (the status of being ordained to a sacred office)

pedestal (a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority))

leadership (the status of a leader)

slot (a position in a hierarchy or organization)

toehold (a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A state at a particular time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

condition; status

Context example:

the current status of the arms negotiations

Hypernyms ("status" is a kind of...):

state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "status"):

diversity (the condition or result of being changeable)

anchorage (the condition of being secured to a base)

health (the general condition of body and mind)

mode (a particular functioning condition or arrangement)

ecological niche; niche ((ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species))

noise conditions (the condition of being noisy (as in a communication channel))

involvement; participation (the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.))

prepossession (the condition of being prepossessed)

regularisation; regularization (the condition of having been made regular (or more regular))

saturation (a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence)

silence (the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking))

position; situation (a condition or position in which you find yourself)

ski conditions (the amount and state of snow for skiing)

nomination (the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election)

standardisation; standardization (the condition in which a standard has been successfully established)

stigmatism ((optics) condition of an optical system (as a lens) in which light rays from a single point converge in a single focal point)

astigmatism; astigmia ((optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point)

way (the condition of things generally)

circumstance (a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity)

homelessness (the state or condition of having no home (especially the state of living in the streets))

reinstatement (the condition of being reinstated)

place (proper or appropriate position or location)

celibacy (an unmarried status)

virginity (the condition or quality of being a virgin)

innocence (a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense)

innocence; pureness; purity; sinlessness; whiteness (the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil)

guilt; guiltiness (the state of having committed an offense)

encapsulation (the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule))

polarisation; polarization (the condition of having or giving polarity)

physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)

hyalinisation; hyalinization (the state of being hyaline or having become hyaline)

vacuolation; vacuolisation; vacuolization (the state of having become filled with vacuoles)

protuberance (the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out)

curvature ((medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal)

mental condition; mental state; psychological condition; psychological state ((psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic)

difficulty (a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome)

improvement; melioration (a condition superior to an earlier condition)

declination; decline (a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state)

ennoblement (the state of being noble)

ascendance; ascendancy; ascendence; ascendency; control; dominance (the state that exists when one person or group has power over another)

comfort; comfortableness (a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain)

discomfort; uncomfortableness (the state of being tense and feeling pain)

demand; need (a condition requiring relief)

fullness (the condition of being filled to capacity)

emptiness (the state of containing nothing)

nakedness; nudeness; nudity (the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind)

depilation; hairlessness (the condition of being void of hair)

deshabille; dishabille (the state of being carelessly or partially dressed)

hopefulness (full of hope)

despair; desperation (a state in which all hope is lost or absent)

pureness; purity (being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material)

impureness; impurity (the condition of being impure)

financial condition (the condition of (corporate or personal) finances)

economic condition (the condition of the economy)

sanitary condition (the state of sanitation (clean or dirty))

tilth (the state of aggregation of soil and its condition for supporting plant growth)

order; orderliness (a condition of regular or proper arrangement)

disorder; disorderliness (a condition in which things are not in their expected places)

normalcy; normality (being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning)

lactosuria (presence of lactose in the urine; can occur during pregnancy or lactation)

environmental condition (the state of the environment)

climate; mood (the prevailing psychological state)

ambiance; ambience; atmosphere (a particular environment or surrounding influence)

immunity; unsusceptibility (the state of not being susceptible)

immunity; resistance ((medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease)

subservience (the condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a plan)

susceptibility; susceptibleness (the state of being susceptible; easily affected)

wetness (the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water))

dryness; waterlessness; xerotes (the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water))

safety (the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions)

danger (the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury)

tautness; tenseness; tension; tensity (the physical condition of being stretched or strained)

amyotonia; atonia; atonicity; atony (lack of normal muscular tension or tonus)

laxity; laxness (the condition of being physiologically lax)

repair (a formal way of referring to the condition of something)

soundness (a state or condition free from damage or decay)

muteness; mutism (the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak)

eye condition (the condition of the optical properties of the eye)

unsoundness (a condition of damage or decay)

impropriety (the condition of being improper)

dark; darkness; wickedness (absence of moral or spiritual values)

illumination; light (a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination)

malady (any unwholesome or desperate condition)

serration (the condition of being serrated)

absolution (the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance)

automation (the condition of being automatically operated or controlled)

brutalisation; brutalization (the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner)

condemnation (the condition of being strongly disapproved of)

deification (the condition of being treated like a god)

diversification (the condition of being varied)

exoneration (the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation)

facilitation (the condition of being made easy (or easier))

frizz (the condition of being formed into small tight curls)

fruition (the condition of bearing fruit)

hospitalization (the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital)

identification (the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established)

impaction (the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed)

ionisation; ionization (the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge))

irradiation (the condition of being exposed to radiation)

leakiness (the condition of permitting leaks or leakage)

lubrication (the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant)

mechanisation; mechanization (the condition of having a highly technical implementation)

motivation (the condition of being motivated)

mummification (a condition resembling that of a mummy)

preservation (the condition of being (well or ill) preserved)

prognathism (the condition of being prognathous; the condition of having a projecting jaw)

rustication (the condition naturally attaching to life in the country)

rustiness (the condition of being coated or clogged with rust)

scandalisation; scandalization (the condition of being shocked (as by improper behavior))

submission (the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else)

urbanisation; urbanization (the condition of being urbanized)

 Context examples 

Among the 88 children whose sesame-allergic status was definitive, 17% had sesame allergy.

(17% of Food-Allergic Children Have Sesame Allergy, National Institutes of Health)

The status of a female with respect to menopause.

(Menopause Status, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The difference worked in my status brought about a corresponding difference in treatment from him.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

A courtesy title used before the name of a woman without making a distinction between married and unmarried status.

(Ms, NCI Thesaurus)

A distant metastasis TNM finding indicating that the status of distant metastasis cannot be assessed.

(MX Stage Finding, NCI Thesaurus)

Both secreted and leaked proteins can inform health status and disease risk.

(Study highlights potential for ‘liquid health check’ to predict disease risk, University of Cambridge)

A common marker of vitamin D status—serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D —was measured at baseline (the onset of symptoms) and 6, 12, and 24 months later.

(Vitamin D Levels Predict Multiple Sclerosis Progression, NIH)

For 1,284 of the candidates, the probability of being a planet is greater than 99 percent - the minimum required to earn the status of "planet."

(Kepler Mission Announces Largest Collection of Planets Ever Discovered, NASA)

Asthma health status in clinical practice: validity of a new short and simple instrument.

(Airway Questionnaire 20, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A clinical study status designating the study open to accrual.

(Active Study, NCI Thesaurus)