standing

¹stand·ing

adjective \ˈstan-diŋ\

Definition of STANDING

1

a : not yet cut or harvested <standing timber> <standing grain>

b : upright on the feet or base : erect <the standing audience>

2

: not flowing : stagnant <standing water>

3

a : remaining at the same level, degree, or amount for an indeterminate period <a standing offer>

b : continuing in existence or use indefinitely <a standing joke>

4

: established by law or custom

5

: not movable

6

: done from a standing position <a standing jump> <a standing ovation>

Examples of STANDING

1. Start the exercise in a standing position.
2. The standing offer for the computer system is $1,499.

First Known Use of STANDING

14th century

Related to STANDING

Synonyms

immobile, nonmoving, stationary, static

Antonyms

mobile, movable (or moveable), moving, nonstationary

Related Words

immotile, immovable, irremovable, nonmotile, unmovable; frozen, motionless, moveless, stagnant, still; stuck, unbudging, wedged; fast, rooted, steadfast

Near Antonyms

motile; adjustable, flexible, modular; displaceable, portable, removable (also removeable), transferable (also transferrable), transportable; unbalanced, unstable, unsteady

Rhymes with STANDING

branding

²standing

noun

Definition of STANDING

1

a : a place to stand in : location

b : a position from which one may assert or enforce legal rights and duties

2

a : length of service or experience especially as determining rank, pay, or privilege

b : position or condition in society or in a profession; especially : good reputation <a member in good standing>

c : position relative to a standard of achievement or to achievements of competitors; also plural : a listing of the standings of individuals or teams (as in a league)

3

: maintenance of position or condition : duration <a custom of long standing>

Examples of STANDING

1. a lawyer of high standing
2. They've won five games in a row and are starting to move up in the standings.
3. They're in first place in the current standings.
4. a marriage of many years' standing

First Known Use of STANDING

15th century

Related to STANDING

Synonyms

class, dignity, fashion, quality, rank, state

Related Words

gentility, gentleness, nobility, nobleness; grandness, highness, loftiness; distinction, dominance, precedence, preeminence, primacy, superiority; caste, station, status; preferment

Near Antonyms

debasement, degradation; subordinateness, subordination; baseness, commonness, inferiority, lowliness, lowness

standing

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

In law, the status of being qualified to bring a legal matter before a court because one has a sufficient and protectable interest in its outcome. The courts have ruled that a plaintiff who has suffered or is threatened with actual injury (physical, economic, or other) clearly has standing. A plaintiff who cannot demonstrate such injury will lack standing and therefore be unable to bring a case.