Status vs. Fame

Status vs. Fame — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Status and Fame

Statusnoun

A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.

Superstition is highly correlated with economic status.

Famenoun

What is said or reported; gossip, rumour.

Statusnoun

Prestige or high standing.

Famenoun

One's reputation.

Statusnoun

A situation or state of affairs.

What's the status of the investigation?New York is known for its status as a financial center.

Famenoun

The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of.

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Statusnoun

(legal) The legal condition of a person or thing.

Fameverb

(transitive) to make (someone or something) famous

Statusnoun

The state (of a Canadian Indian) of being registered under the Indian Act.

He is a status Indian.

Famenoun

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

Statusnoun

(social networking) A function of some instant messaging applications, whereby a user may post a message that appears automatically to other users, if they attempt to make contact.

I'm just about to update my status to "busy".

Famenoun

favorable public reputation

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Statusnoun

(medicine) Short for status asthmaticus.}}

Statusnoun

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

he had the status of a minorthe novel attained the status of a classicatheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life

Statusnoun

a state at a particular time;

a condition (or state) of disrepairthe current status of the arms negotiations