stature

«stature» in Mova's school dictionary: how tall a person is, their height when standing — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (stature — usually no plural)

meaning for a pupil

1) Stature is how tall a person is, their height when standing. tree →

2) (formal) Stature is the respect and importance a person has because of what they have done. tree →

3) Stature can mean how great or grown-up someone has become in skill or character. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories it describes a character's size: «a man of small stature» means a short man. In formal writing and news it means importance: «a scientist of great stature». In science lessons on growth it can stand for height. Phrases: «of short/small/tall stature», «grow in stature», «a person of stature».

examples

• She was small in stature but very brave. tree →
• The basketball player's great stature made him easy to spot. tree →
• The old judge was a woman of great stature in the town. tree →
• His stature grew after he saved the drowning dog. tree →
• Children of short stature can still be fast runners. tree →
• The museum has a statue of a leader of high stature. tree →
• The team grew in stature with every win. tree →
• Small of stature, and slightly built, he had a strong arm and stronger wrist. tree →

note

Uncountable noun; we say «of small stature», not «a small stature» in most uses. Do not confuse with «statue» (a carved figure) or «statute» (a written law). It is a formal word; in everyday talk people say «height» or «how tall».

In the corpora

• This thy stature is like to a palm-tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «stature» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.