Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ascribed status

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
as-cribed s-ta-tus
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The social status that a person is given from birth or assumes involuntarily later in life.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

ascribed statuses (plural)

Phrases

born to the purple nepo baby nepotism baby rich kid silver spoon to the manner born trust fund baby trust-funder

Frequently Paired Words

born to the purple brat nepo baby nepotism baby rich kid silver spoon to the manner born trust fund baby

Questions

What does ascribed status mean?
The social status that a person is given from birth or assumes involuntarily later in life.

How to pronounce ascribed status

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