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Standing vs Standout - What's the difference?

standing | standout |

As adjectives the difference between standing and standout

is that standing is erect, not cut down while standout is exceptional; noteworthy.

As nouns the difference between standing and standout

is that standing is position or reputation in society or a profession: "he does not have much of a standing as a chemist " while standout is an exceptional or noteworthy person or thing.

As a verb standing

is ; in the process of coming to an upright position.

standing

English

Verb

(head)
  • ; in the process of coming to an upright position.
  • * 1991 ,
    • So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before'' or ''after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Erect, not cut down.
  • Performed from an erect position.
    • standing ovation
  • Remaining in force or status.
    • standing committee
  • Stagnant; not moving or flowing.
    • standing water
  • Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting.
    • a standing colour
  • Not movable; fixed.
    • a standing bed, distinguished from a trundle-bed
    the standing rigging of a ship

    Translations

    (upright) * German: (trans-mid) * Spanish: (trans-bottom) (permanent) * German: (trans-mid) * Spanish: (trans-bottom) (water) * German: (trans-mid) * Spanish: (trans-bottom)

    Derived terms

    * standing joke * standing order * standing ovation * standing seam * standing wave

    Antonyms

    * (stagnant) moving, working (committees )

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Position or reputation in society or a profession: "He does not have much of a standing as a chemist ".
  • Duration.
    • a member of long standing
  • The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.
    • I will provide you a good standing to see his entry. — Francis Bacon.
    I think in deep mire, where there is no standing . — Psalms lxix. 2.
  • (sports) The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list: "After their last win, their standing went up three places ".
  • (British) room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles
  • * 1992 , P.D. James, The Children of Men , page 28:
    • "There was no garage at Lathbury Road, but we had standing for two cars in front of the house."
  • * 2000 , Bob Breen, Mission Accomplished, East Timor , page 149:
    • "The engineering crisis boiled down to roads, hard standing , and waste."
  • (legal) The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates.
    • He may be insulting, a miserable rotter and a fool, but unless he slanders or libels you, or damages your property, you do not have standing to sue him.

    Derived terms

    * class standing * hard standing * good standing

    Statistics

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    standout

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • exceptional; noteworthy
    • The band played well, but the acrobats gave the standout performance.

    Synonyms

    * outstanding

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An exceptional or noteworthy person or thing
    • This building is one of the city's architectural standouts .
  • *{{quote-book, 2000, George B. Kirsch et al., Encyclopedia of Ethnicity and Sports in the United States, chapter=Chamberlain, Wilton citation
    • , passage=An all-around superlative athlete, he was also a standout in track and field

    Related terms

    * stand * stand out