stature en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈstæt͡ʃ.ɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
- (California, Southern) audio
- /ˈstæt͡ʃ.ə/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English stature, from Old French stature, from Latin statūra.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A person or animal's natural height when standing upright.
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(countable, uncountable) Respect (social standing) coming from achievement or development.
Mount's cool finish from Kane's pass after Raheem Sterling intercepted Berat Djimsiti's pass was another illustration of his growing stature and Chelsea's rising star must surely be a certain starter when England open their Euro 2020 finals campaign against Croatia at Wembley on 13 June.
2021 March 28, Phil McNulty, “Albania 0-2 England”, in BBC Sport:
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Statue.
The golden ſtature of their feathered bird That ſpreads her wings vpon the city wals, Shall not defend it from our battering ſhot.
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act IIII, scene ii:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| statures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (32)
mi hanga (a person or animal's natural height when standing upright) · pl wzrost (a person or animal's natural height when standing upright) · gl estatura (a person or animal's natural height when standing upright) · ca estatura (a person or animal's natural height when standing upright) · es estatura (respect coming from achievement or development) · es talla (respect coming from achievement or development) · la statūra (a person or animal's natural height when standing upright) · ro statură (a person or animal's natural height when standing upright) · hu kaliber (respect coming from achievement or development) · ca talla (respect coming from achievement or development) · bg вели́чие (respect coming from achievement or development) · es estatura (a person or animal's natural height when standing upright) · hu termet (a person or animal's natural height when standing upright) · bg ръст (a person or animal's natural height when standing upright) · es valía (respect coming from achievement or development) · ru масшта́б (respect coming from achievement or development) · de Statur (a person or animal's natural height when standing upright) · ru кали́бр (respect coming from achievement or development) · pl wysoka pozycja (respect coming from achievement or development) · ru рост (a person or animal's natural height when standing upright) · de Körpergröße (a person or animal's natural height when standing upright) · hu testmagasság (a person or animal's natural height when standing upright) · hu formátum (respect coming from achievement or development) · cmn 身高 (a person or animal's natural height when standing upright) · gl talla (a person or animal's natural height when standing upright) · gl talla (respect coming from achievement or development) · ba буй (a person or animal's natural height when standing upright) · bg височина (a person or animal's natural height when standing upright) · hu magasság (a person or animal's natural height when standing upright) · az boy (a person or animal's natural height when standing upright) · hu elismertség (respect coming from achievement or development) · bg велича́вост (respect coming from achievement or development)