stature
Syllables: stat·ureUK/ˈstæt͡ʃ.ə//ˈstæt͡ʃ.ɚ/
stature noun: a person or animal's natural height when standing upright.
Noun
stature (countable and uncountable, plural statures)
- A person or animal's natural height when standing upright.
- 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
- 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...
- The golden ſtature of their feathered bird
stature meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
stature in Hindi
- stature, shape, form, figure, height
- क़ामत qāmat
- stature; build, size
- उठान uṭhān
stature in Tamil
- உயர அளவு, நிலை, எடுப்பு, தோற்றம்
stature in Urdu
- stature, physique
- جثہ jussa
stature in Bengali
- উচ্চতা, দেহাকৃতি, মর্যাদা
More languagesFewer languages
- stature in Telugu
- నిలువు niluvu
- stature in Malayalam
- ഉയരം, പൊക്കം, ഔന്നത്യം
- stature in Kannada
- ನಿಲುವು, ನಿಲುವಿಕೆ, ಎತ್ತರ, ಪೊಡೆ
Examples of stature in a sentence
- His accomplishments, morals, loyalty, and stature make him a respectable person.
- My team has always punched above our small size and stature.
- Clinical signs of WMS include glaucoma, ectopia lentis (lens luxation), lenticular myopia, spherophakia, and short stature.
Forms of stature
| plural | statures |
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Origin of stature
From Middle English stature, from Old French stature, from Latin statūra.
Words formed from stature
Words that rhyme with stature
Questions about stature
- What does stature mean?
- Stature means a person or animal's natural height when standing upright.
- What is stature in Hindi?
- Stature in Hindi is क़ामत (qāmat), उठान (uṭhān). See Stature meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is stature?
- Stature is a noun.
- How do you pronounce stature?
- Stature is pronounced /ˈstæt͡ʃ.ə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of stature?
- The plural of stature is statures.
Words near stature in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: stature (page history and authors); उठान (Hindi) (page history and authors); stature (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); جثہ (Urdu) (page history and authors); stature (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); నిలువు (Telugu) (page history and authors); stature (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stature (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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