status

noun
/ˈsteɪ.təs/UK/ˈsteɪt.əs/CA/ˈstæɪ.təs/

Etymology

A learned borrowing from Latin status. A doublet of state and estate.

  1. learned borrowing from status

Definitions

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

    • Superstition is highly correlated with economic status.
  2. Prestige or high standing.

    • The king has status in his kingdom, and the pauper has status within his immediate group of peers.
    • It is no secret that the military was a bastion of racism and sexism keeping blacks and women in the housekeeping and other non-status jobs.
  3. A situation or state of affairs.

    • What's the status of the investigation?
    • New York is known for its status as a financial center.
  4. + 3 more definitions
    1. The legal condition of a person or thing.

    2. A function of some instant messaging applications, whereby a user may post a message that…

      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.

      • I'm just about to update my status to "busy".
      • I read your status last night / You posted that someone else was holding you tight
    3. Short for status epilepticus or status asthmaticus.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for status. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA