Talk:stature in life

RFD discussion: September 2023–June 2024
Sum of parts: stature sense 2. Various other obvious "X in life" are possible, e.g. success. Equinox ◑ 22:53, 27 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Delete Ioaxxere (talk) 04:47, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment. For this to be seen as a sum of parts, needs to have some meaning such as “society” (leading social circles). We do not list such a sense, and neither do leading dictionaries.  --Lambiam 11:27, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Perhaps we should? Compare, maybe also . PUC – 09:51, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I read this phrase as "[social] stature [one has attained] in [one's] life", parallel to phrases such as "achievements in life". This doesn't require an extra sense at . This, that and the other (talk) 08:58, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I agree. Delete. — Sgconlaw (talk) 11:30, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
 * We have “social life” at “life”. Maybe it is not informal after all. Allists underestimate in how much humans sustain themselves by social interaction. Accordingly, we can delete, though I find the present entry flattering as an elevated synonym. Fay Freak (talk) 12:37, 22 December 2023 (UTC)


 * RFD-fail Denazz (talk) 08:40, 1 June 2024 (UTC)