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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
stature
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
international
▪ Mrs Thatcher herself emerged with greater international stature now, in large measure because of her relationship with President Ronald Reagan.
national
▪ The man was already a figure of national stature.
short
▪ And Victoria was even shorter in stature and a whole year younger than Gemma.
▪ But because she was a woman she had to be of short to medium stature and pretty.
▪ The couple - Mr. and Mrs. Reeves - were both of very short stature, hardly touching five feet in height.
▪ Other women, and men of short stature, were allowed to stand, rather than kneel to be beheaded.
▪ Bernard was short in stature with a large head.
small
▪ Clough was small in stature with disproportionate physical strength and powers of endurance.
▪ He is... of small stature, and lean.
▪ König was small in stature, could be testy, and was impatient of any blocking of his plans.
▪ Opera debut as Susanna, mustered a big, bright sound from her very small stature.
▪ He was small of stature but built like a miniature tank.
▪ She is utterly fearless and sure of herself, small in stature but large in moxie.
▪ George may have been small in stature, but he was a giant of a man to all who knew him.
▪ He was small in stature, only five feet two inches tall.
■ VERB
give
▪ It was an unusually quiet feud, and, given Bradman's stature, one that O'Reilly could never win.
▪ Just the sight of Nixon shaking hands with Chou or chatting with Mao Tse-tung gave him stature.
▪ He was not a tall man, but something about his confidence and reputation gave him an impressive stature.
▪ The box set has given stature to popular and obscure artists, by providing context.
grow
▪ Durance's indignation gave him power, it was as though he actually grew in physical stature.
▪ Macaulay has certainly grown in acting stature if not in height.
▪ Back in Britain, they found themselves being treated much better as they grew in stature.
▪ Learning how to handle it, the human race grows in stature towards you.
▪ Overall it was a good tour and several players grew both in stature and confidence.
▪ But since that time, his name has grown in stature and now represents a multi-million pound business the globe.
▪ His stature as a war-chief grew in proportion to Joseph's stature as a civil leader.
▪ But Wilkinson is growing in stature with every game.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ a British architect of international stature
▪ As he got older, Picasso's stature as an artist increased.
▪ At that time there were no other universities in England equal in stature to Oxford and Cambridge.
▪ Cecilia is short in stature.
▪ I was by no means short in stature, but next to this man I felt like a dwarf.
▪ Supporters say there is no one of equal stature to replace him in the party.
▪ The bank manager was a grey-haired man of imposing stature.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ He is the embattled president of a university seeking to raise its stature on the higher education landscape.
▪ He was already taller than most Yek, and his stature displayed the kind of lankiness which promised both strength and agility.
▪ His negative comments, however accurate, were converted into slights, compounded by Johnson's nationality and famous stature.
▪ In time of crisis her presence was expected, for she was a citizen of stature.
▪ It suited her diminutive stature and delicate features.
▪ The door was swung open by an unprepossessing man of middle stature, creamy-faced, and merry-eyed.
▪ There is no question his stature is diminished from what it was.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stature

Stature \Stat"ure\ (st[a^]ch"[~e]r; also, st[a^]t"[-u]r; 135), n. [F. stature, OF. estature, from L. statura, originally, an upright posture; hence, height or size of the body, from stare, statum, to stand. See Stand.] The natural height of an animal body; -- generally used of the human body.

Foreign men of mighty stature came.
--Dryden.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
stature

early 14c., "natural height of a body, height," from Old French stature, estature "build, structure," from Latin statura "height, size of body, size, growth," from PIE *ste-tu-, from root *sta- "to stand," with derivatives meaning "place or thing that is standing" (see stet). Figurative sense first recorded 1834.

Wiktionary
stature

n. 1 A person or animal's natural height when standing upright. 2 Respect coming from achievement or development.

WordNet
stature

  1. n. high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement; "a man of great stature"

  2. natural height of a person or animal in an upright position [syn: height]

Usage examples of "stature".

The Assessor Emiliana was diminutive in stature, but her eyes blazed with anger.

The spirit regarding the herder in return was not patient, his stature restrained to a self-contained power that would stand down bared steel on a glance.

The two ladies, of course, fluttering toward her with every demonstration of hospitality, drew her into the room, while Bernard proceeded to greet the Captain, who advanced with a certain awkward and bashful majesty, almost sweeping with his great stature Mrs.

Barbarians were confounded by the image of their own patience and the masculine females, spitting in the faces of their sons and husbands, most bitterly reproached them for betraying their dominion and freedom to these pygmies of the south, contemptible in their numbers, diminutive in their stature.

The Breton of pure blood has a long head, light yellow complexion of bistre tinge, eyes black or brown, stature short, and the black hair of the Cabyle.

Duergar tended to run toward a gaunt, broad-shouldered build despite their short, powerful stature, but the brewmaster Thummud was as round as one of his kegs.

But what lady of stature, what Captain Hawthorn, and what had Vant warned Brier about?

The characteristics of this form of idiocy are an enlarged thyroid gland constituting a goitre or bronchocele, a high-arched palate, dwarfed stature, squinting eyes, sallow complexion, small legs, conical head, large mouth, and indistinct speech.

The powerful succor of Flanders, Frise, and Denmark, filled near a hundred vessels: and the Northern warriors were distinguished in the field by a lofty stature and a ponderous battle-axe.

This coefficient of resemblance between husband and wife in regard to phthisis is about the same as the correlation of resemblance between husband and wife for eye color, stature, longevity, general health, truthfulness, tone of voice, and many other characters.

But, making none, Panda looked at Umbelazi, who, on rising, was greeted with a great cheer, for although Cetewayo had the larger following in the land, especially among the distant chiefs, the Zulus individually loved Umbelazi more, perhaps because of his stature, beauty and kindly disposition--physical and moral qualities that naturally appeal to a savage nation.

Head-hunted by Petronius, Passus was short in stature, with clipped hair, and big hands and feet like a puppy.

But, well after puberty, she was still able, thanks to her low stature and slim build, to continue to personate children, clever little ducks and prattlers of both sexes.

For the fortunate class there was more comfort, better health, increased stature, a prolongation of youth, and a system of technical knowledge so vast and intricate that no man could know more than its outline or some tiny corner of its detail.

As his eyes dwelt on the panorama of industry he wondered how it was that one mine owner, such as Rosier, could flourish when a man of more ability and stature such as Sopwith could go to the wall.