Stature
noun
The important position or rank a person holds in society.
He's a man of great stature in the community.
Often appears as...
- robust stature
- social stature
noun
The height of a person, animal or object.
He was of average stature.
Often appears as...
- tall stature
- short stature
noun
The important position or rank a person holds in society.
He's a man of great stature in the community.
Often appears as...
- robust stature
- social stature
noun
The height of a person, animal or object.
He was of average stature.
Often appears as...
- tall stature
- short stature
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Social Respect
Stature can imply respect earned by achievements or reputation in society.
Despite being young, her social stature was evident from the accolades she received.
Pro Tip 2/3Implicit Authority
A person with stature often has influence or authority without formal power.
His advice carried weight due to his high stature among peers.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Physical
When used metaphorically, stature isn't about physical height, but about one's standing in society.
She may be short, but her stature in the scientific community is unparalleled.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Respect
Stature can imply respect earned by achievements or reputation in society.
Despite being young, her social stature was evident from the accolades she received.
Pro Tip 2/3Implicit Authority
A person with stature often has influence or authority without formal power.
His advice carried weight due to his high stature among peers.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Physical
When used metaphorically, stature isn't about physical height, but about one's standing in society.
She may be short, but her stature in the scientific community is unparalleled.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Respect
Stature can imply respect earned by achievements or reputation in society.
Despite being young, her social stature was evident from the accolades she received.
Pro Tip 2/3Implicit Authority
A person with stature often has influence or authority without formal power.
His advice carried weight due to his high stature among peers.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Physical
When used metaphorically, stature isn't about physical height, but about one's standing in society.
She may be short, but her stature in the scientific community is unparalleled.
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Are athletes really...
Had Leonardo wanted to draw the Vitruvian NBA Player, he would have needed a rectangle and an ellipse, not a circle and a square. So in sports where large size is prized, the large athletes have gotten larger. Conversely, in sports where diminutive stature is an advantage, the small athletes got smaller. The average elite female gymnast
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The strange story of the...
that stature was being crushed, and the animal that he had roped to a tree really was a symbol for all bears. Whether those animals lived or died now was entirely up to the compassion or the indifference of people. That said something really ominous about the future of bears,
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What’s the big deal with...
leading to problems like belly pain, bloating, gas, diarrhea, weight loss, skin rash, bone problems like osteoporosis, iron deficiency, small stature, infertility, fatigue and depression. Untreated, celiac disease increases the risk of developing certain types of cancer.
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Safari Live - Day 110 PIPE...
to see it it looks so strange when you see it it's amazing kind of thing to have and what it's for no one really knows too much it's probably a resonating organ that helps with their calling and attracting females as well as showing their stature to a female but
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How do steroids affect...
promote body and facial hair growth, enlargement of the vocal cords and deepening of the voice, increased muscle mass and strength, and increased stature and bone mass. Recreational steroid users are after the anabolic, growth promoting effects.
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Why is Mount Everest so...
barely big enough to widdle it down. The mountain exists in a perfect storm of conditions that maintain its impressive stature. But that won't always be the case. We live in a changing world where the continental plates, Earth's climate,
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How we can help hungry...
as well as losses of stature. The numbers of stunted children under the age of five, in most regions of the world, has been declining. And I really hate to say this, but the only place where they haven't been declining is here,
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Nalini Nadkarni explores...
Trees are wonderful arenas for discovery because of their tall stature, their complex structure, the biodiversity they foster and their quiet beauty. I used to climb trees for fun all the time
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A hilarious celebration...
included a provision that made women citizens of equal stature, but ours does not. So that would be a good place to start. Very, very mild -- Right.
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Poetry for the Red White...
little part of stature erected in his name didn't exist and does it enlarge their lives
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Are athletes really...
Had Leonardo wanted to draw the Vitruvian NBA Player, he would have needed a rectangle and an ellipse, not a circle and a square. So in sports where large size is prized, the large athletes have gotten larger. Conversely, in sports where diminutive stature is an advantage, the small athletes got smaller. The average elite female gymnast
Video examples
The strange story of the...
that stature was being crushed, and the animal that he had roped to a tree really was a symbol for all bears. Whether those animals lived or died now was entirely up to the compassion or the indifference of people. That said something really ominous about the future of bears,
Video examples
What’s the big deal with...
leading to problems like belly pain, bloating, gas, diarrhea, weight loss, skin rash, bone problems like osteoporosis, iron deficiency, small stature, infertility, fatigue and depression. Untreated, celiac disease increases the risk of developing certain types of cancer.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 110 PIPE...
to see it it looks so strange when you see it it's amazing kind of thing to have and what it's for no one really knows too much it's probably a resonating organ that helps with their calling and attracting females as well as showing their stature to a female but
Video examples
How do steroids affect...
promote body and facial hair growth, enlargement of the vocal cords and deepening of the voice, increased muscle mass and strength, and increased stature and bone mass. Recreational steroid users are after the anabolic, growth promoting effects.
Video examples
Why is Mount Everest so...
barely big enough to widdle it down. The mountain exists in a perfect storm of conditions that maintain its impressive stature. But that won't always be the case. We live in a changing world where the continental plates, Earth's climate,
Video examples
How we can help hungry...
as well as losses of stature. The numbers of stunted children under the age of five, in most regions of the world, has been declining. And I really hate to say this, but the only place where they haven't been declining is here,
Video examples
Nalini Nadkarni explores...
Trees are wonderful arenas for discovery because of their tall stature, their complex structure, the biodiversity they foster and their quiet beauty. I used to climb trees for fun all the time
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A hilarious celebration...
included a provision that made women citizens of equal stature, but ours does not. So that would be a good place to start. Very, very mild -- Right.
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Poetry for the Red White...
little part of stature erected in his name didn't exist and does it enlarge their lives
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Anne Lamott
American Author
I got a lot of things that society had promised would make me whole and fulfilled - all the things that the culture tells you from preschool on will quiet the throbbing anxiety inside you - stature, the respect of colleagues, maybe even a kind of low-grade fame.
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Simon Sinek
English Author
You'll never see the president carry his own luggage, and why? Because even though we know he has luggage, it would reduce his stature if he was too much like us. We need to think of our leaders as being above us, even though they must still relate to us.
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Chiaki Kuriyama
Japanese Actress
My character is somebody who is smaller in stature and yet who's strong, so to see the fighting situations between people who are not generally thought of being strong is in itself unusual and therefore interesting, I think.
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Gioconda Belli
American Author
There are not many intellectuals left of Harold Pinter's stature who dare raise their voices - and with such force - against the menace of U.S. and the unrestricted use of its power. Pinter's voice is an unceasing thunder.
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Montel Williams
American Entertainer
Is the U.S. better or is the world better? Is the U.S. better off today than we were four years ago? Obviously not, economically not. I think our stature in the world is not the same.
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Max Heindel
Danish Celebrity
As a child that is born into the world requires nourishment, so also the Christ that is born within is a babe and requires to be nourished to the full stature of manhood.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish Writer
We must accept life for what it actually is - a challenge to our quality without which we should never know of what stuff we are made, or grow to our full stature.
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Herman Cain
American Businessman
My motivation for running for Senate was not for the stature of being a senator, but because I wanted to make a difference on issues I feel passionate about.
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Paul Millsap
American Basketball Player
People looking down, looking down, don't think a guy like my stature can be an All-Star. And every night I try to step out there and prove them otherwise.
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Branch Rickey
American Athlete
Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game.
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Anne Lamott
American Author
I got a lot of things that society had promised would make me whole and fulfilled - all the things that the culture tells you from preschool on will quiet the throbbing anxiety inside you - stature, the respect of colleagues, maybe even a kind of low-grade fame.
Quote examples
Simon Sinek
English Author
You'll never see the president carry his own luggage, and why? Because even though we know he has luggage, it would reduce his stature if he was too much like us. We need to think of our leaders as being above us, even though they must still relate to us.
Quote examples
Chiaki Kuriyama
Japanese Actress
My character is somebody who is smaller in stature and yet who's strong, so to see the fighting situations between people who are not generally thought of being strong is in itself unusual and therefore interesting, I think.
Quote examples
Gioconda Belli
American Author
There are not many intellectuals left of Harold Pinter's stature who dare raise their voices - and with such force - against the menace of U.S. and the unrestricted use of its power. Pinter's voice is an unceasing thunder.
Quote examples
Montel Williams
American Entertainer
Is the U.S. better or is the world better? Is the U.S. better off today than we were four years ago? Obviously not, economically not. I think our stature in the world is not the same.
Quote examples
Max Heindel
Danish Celebrity
As a child that is born into the world requires nourishment, so also the Christ that is born within is a babe and requires to be nourished to the full stature of manhood.
Quote examples
Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish Writer
We must accept life for what it actually is - a challenge to our quality without which we should never know of what stuff we are made, or grow to our full stature.
Quote examples
Herman Cain
American Businessman
My motivation for running for Senate was not for the stature of being a senator, but because I wanted to make a difference on issues I feel passionate about.
Quote examples
Paul Millsap
American Basketball Player
People looking down, looking down, don't think a guy like my stature can be an All-Star. And every night I try to step out there and prove them otherwise.
Quote examples
Branch Rickey
American Athlete
Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game.
Example 1 of 10
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