SOCIAL STATUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Position in a social hierarchy

Example:

the British are more aware of social status than Americans are

Synonyms:

rank; social rank; social station; social status

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("social status" is a kind of...):

position; status (the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "social status"):

place; station (proper or designated social situation)

quality (high social status)