Foreign men of mighty stature came. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
stature — [ statyr ] n. f. • XVe; estature XIIe; lat. statura ♦ Le corps considéré dans sa taille. Une personne de haute stature. « Il était court de stature mais large de carrure » (Rousseau). ♢ Fig. Importance (de qqn). ⇒ gabarit. C est un écrivain, un… … Encyclopédie Universelle
stature — et grandeur de corps, Statura. De quelle apparence et stature est il? Qua facie est homo? Hommes de petite stature, ou Peu en nombre, Homines paululi et graciles … Thresor de la langue françoyse
stature — c.1300, height, from O.Fr. stature, from L. statura height, size of body, size, growth, from stare to stand, from PIE root *sta to stand, with derivatives meaning place or thing that is standing (see STET (Cf. stet)). Figurative sense first… … Etymology dictionary
stature — Stature. s. f. Hauteur de la taille d une personne. Il est de grande, de moyenne, de petite stature … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
stature — [stach′ər] n. [ME < OFr estature < L statura, height or size of body < statuere: see STATUE] 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 … English World dictionary
stature — index capacity (authority), elevation, magnitude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
stature — *quality, caliber Analogous words: capacity, *ability: competence, qualification (see corresponding adjectives at ABLE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
stature — [n] importance ability, cachet, caliber, capacity, competence, consequence, development, dignity, elevation, eminence, growth, merit, position, prestige, prominence, qualification, quality, rank, size, standing, state, station, status, tallness,… … New thesaurus
stature — ► NOUN 1) a person s natural height when standing. 2) importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement. ORIGIN Latin statura, from stare to stand … English terms dictionary
stature — noun 1 height ADJECTIVE ▪ imposing, tall ▪ diminutive, short, slight, small ▪ physical VERB + STATURE … Collocations dictionary
