stature

noun

stat·​ure ˈsta-chər 

1

: natural height (as of a person) in an upright position

2

: quality or status gained by growth, development, or achievement

Synonyms

• height
• elevation

Examples of stature in a Sentence

The university has grown in stature during her time as president.

a man of surprisingly great stature

Recent Examples on the Web

While the offense for Houston will likely run differently and potentially, less smoothly, the defense could be even better without VanVleet's small stature providing a key mismatch. —Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025

Barkov deserves, belatedly, finally, a place of highest stature in South Florida sports history as the Panthers’ equal of Dolphins great Dan Marino and Heat icon Dwyane Wade. —Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025

So many bands of their stature or of lesser stature have books. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025

The puppet’s short stature was a metaphor, Shenderovich said. —Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French estature, stature, from Latin statura, from status, past participle of stare to stand — more at stand

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for stature

• catcher
• hatcher
• matcher
• dispatcher
• flycatcher

Kids Definition

stature

noun

stat·​ure ˈstach-ər 

1

: natural height (as of a person) in an upright position

2

: quality or status gained by growth, development, or achievement

artists of stature

Medical Definition

stature

noun

stat·​ure ˈstach-ər 

: natural height (as of a person) in an upright position