It's more than his physical stature that makes him remarkable.
Mother was of very small stature, barely five feet tall.
She was a little short in stature.
Synonyms: height, build, size, tallness More Synonyms of stature
2. uncountable noun [usually with poss, oft inNOUN]
The stature of a person is the importance and reputation that they have.
Who can deny his stature as the world's greatest cellist?
This club has grown in stature over the last 20 years.
Synonyms: importance, standing, prestige, size More Synonyms of stature
stature in British English
(ˈstætʃə)
noun
1.
the height of something, esp a person or animal when standing
2.
the degree of development of a person
the stature of a champion
3.
intellectual or moral greatness
a man of stature
Word origin
C13: via Old French from Latin statūra, from stāre to stand
stature in American English
(ˈstætʃər)
noun
1.
the height of a person, or sometimes an animal, in a natural standing position
2.
development, growth, or level of attainment, esp. as worthy of esteem
moral stature
SIMILAR WORDS: height
Word origin
ME < OFr estature < L statura, height or size of body < statuere: see statue
Examples of 'stature' in a sentence
stature
Previous studies have linked short stature to a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Look at the stature of the club.
The Sun (2006)
Of her moral stature there can be no question.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
Small in stature but tall in presence.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They grow in stature like no other.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Yet he has the physical and vocal stature to command the stage.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Mart made jokes about his short stature before anyone else could.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
If clubs of that stature are interested in you then you cannot say no.
The Sun (2008)
People who are small in stature say their problem is that they are short.
Christianity Today (2000)
He is a figure of physical stature and a ferociously forceful personality.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
His short stature and taste for luxury are running gags.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Their small stature serves another purpose.
Eddison, Sydney A Patchwork Garden: Unexpected Pleasures from a Country Garden (1990)
Perhaps it was only in our imagination that the President seemed to have grown in stature.
Peregrine Worsthorne IN DEFENCE OF ARISTOCRACY (2004)
The stature of this club was a factor, too.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Leicester too, had grown in political stature and experience.
Jane Dunn ELIZABETH AND MARY: Cousins, Rivals, Queens (2003)
What he lacks in physical stature, he makes up in musical nobility.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
As an intellectual of international stature and unimpeachable integrity, he was an obvious choice for the job.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It is based on the belief that short stature is an inferior trait and is therefore undesirable '.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
With the quality of the players we have and the stature of the club, we should bedoing better.
The Sun (2009)
Are political leaders on the Left up to the moral stature of the great socialist leader of the early twentieth century?
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
Remember your stature and standing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They were smaller stature than their Celtic conquerors and were probably driven from all the best areas to live before finally being wiped out.
The Sun (2008)
United, given their stature and standing around the world, cannot be seen in that company.
The Sun (2016)
But the social force that played the largest role in increasing a wife's influence was the rise in woman's moral stature during the nineteenth century.
Rotundo, E. Anthony American Manhood: Transformations in Masculinity from the Revolution to the ModernEra (1993)
In other languages
stature
British English: stature NOUN
Someone's stature is their height.
It's more than his physical stature that makes him remarkable.
American English: stature
Brazilian Portuguese: estatura
Chinese: 身高
European Spanish: estatura
French: stature
German: Statur
Italian: statura
Japanese: 身長
Korean: 신장
European Portuguese: estatura
Latin American Spanish: estatura
Chinese translation of 'stature'
stature
(ˈstætʃəʳ)
n(u)
(= height) 身高 (shēngāo)
(= reputation) 名望 (míngwàng)
1 (noun)
Definition
height and size of a person
She was a little short in stature.
Synonyms
height
Her height made it easy for her to change the lightbulb.
build
size
tallness
2 (noun)
Definition
the reputation of a person or their achievements
This club has grown in stature over the last 20 years.
Synonyms
importance
He was too puffed up with his own importance to accept the verdict.
standing
He has improved his country's standing abroad.
prestige
Her work gained her international prestige.
size
rank
He eventually rose to the rank of captain.
consequence
He was a sad little man of no consequence.
prominence
He came to prominence during the last World Cup.
eminence
pilots who achieved eminence in the aeronautical world
high station
Additional synonyms
in the sense of consequence
Definition
significance or importance
He was a sad little man of no consequence.
Synonyms
status,
standing,
bottom,
rank,
distinction,
eminence,
repute,
notability
in the sense of eminence
Definition
the state of being well-known and well-respected
pilots who achieved eminence in the aeronautical world
Synonyms
prominence,
reputation,
importance,
fame,
celebrity,
distinction,
note,
esteem,
rank,
dignity,
prestige,
superiority,
greatness,
renown,
pre-eminence,
repute,
notability,
illustriousness
in the sense of prestige
Definition
high status or respect resulting from success or achievements