Antonyms for stature
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : stach-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstætʃ ər |
Definition of stature
Origin :- c.1300, "height," from Old French stature, from Latin 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). Figurative sense first recorded 1834.
- noun importance
- They understand it, up to the level of their own stature; they know who loves them, but not who loves virtue.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- In stature he was about five feet eleven inches, and was apparently as agile as a leopard.
- Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
- Some of these, it was said, were of nearly twice his stature.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- He was then not quite forty years of age, almost of my stature--that is to say, a tall man.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- He was somewhat beneath my stature, but formed with perfect delicacy.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
- It happened that he topped Kirkwood's stature by at least five inches.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- The Germans pride themselves in their tallness of stature and skill in magic.
- Extract from : « The Praise of Folly » by Desiderius Erasmus
- Is he not as I described him, a giant in stature and of wondrous strength?
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- The Italian soldier is not impressive as to stature, but he is tough and enduring.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
Synonyms for stature
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