statures
Levels of regard
Statures is the plural of stature, referring to heights or standings.
Literally, stature is a person's height: The basketball team recruited players of exceptional statures.
Figuratively, it means reputation or importance: Scientists of such statures rarely collaborate on the same project.
The figurative sense dominates modern usage.
Vertical measurements or summits
- tallnessVertical measurement upward
- buildsCreates by assembling parts
- physiquesBodily forms and structures
- proportionsRelative amounts or dimensions
frames · figures · measurements · elevations · verticality · sizes · dimensions · bodily
Completed goals worth noting
- accomplishmentsCompleted notable deeds
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- qualificationsProof of competence
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
excellence · renown · authority · mastery · competence · recognition · standing · reputation
Comparative position list
- reputationsCollective public standing
- ranksPositions in hierarchy
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
positions · eminence · distinctions · influence · statuses · calibers · regards · esteem
Persons in a narrative
- integritiesConditions of moral completeness
- virtuesPositive moral traits
- rectitudeMoral straightness
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
worthiness · nobility · honor · uprightness · righteousness · dignities · values · ethics
heights
Vertical measurements or summits
- tallnessVertical measurement upward
- buildsCreates by assembling parts
- physiquesBodily forms and structures
proportions · frames · figures · measurements · elevations · verticality · sizes · dimensions · bodily · growth
achievements
Completed goals worth noting
- accomplishmentsCompleted notable deeds
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- qualificationsProof of competence
expertise · excellence · renown · authority · mastery · competence · recognition · standing · reputation · prominence
standings
Comparative position list
- reputationsCollective public standing
- ranksPositions in hierarchy
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
prominence · positions · eminence · distinctions · influence · statuses · calibers · regards · esteem · recognitions
characters
Persons in a narrative
- integritiesConditions of moral completeness
- virtuesPositive moral traits
- rectitudeMoral straightness
principles · worthiness · nobility · honor · uprightness · righteousness · dignities · values · ethics · decency
staturesshortness
Lack of length
smallness · diminutiveness · littleness · dwarfism · littlenesses
staturesdisgraces
Causes loss of honor
disreputes · infamies · ignominies · shames · dishonors
staturesinsignificances
Things without importance
trivialities · pettiness · irrelevances · nonentities · nobodies
- short statureBelow-average body height
- small statureNotably low height