standing

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

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