Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

social status

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables
so-cial s-ta-tus
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One's position within a social hierarchy, one's social class along with any personal social advantages or disadvantages, one's value relative to society.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

social statuses (plural)

Phrases

social climber social climbing social ladder pecking order

Frequently Paired Words

social climber social climbing socialite social ladder pecking order social class

Synonyms

social standing social station social rank rank

Questions

What does social status mean?
One's position within a social hierarchy, one's social class along with any personal social advantages or disadvantages, one's value relative to society.

How to pronounce social status

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