status quo
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status quo
- /ˌsteɪ.təs ˈkwəʊ/ UK
- /ˌstæt.əs ˈkwoʊ/ Canada, US
- [ˌstæɾ.əs ˈkwoʊ] Canada, US
- /ˌsteɪ.təs ˈkwoʊ/ US
- [ˌsteɪ.ɾəs ˈkwoʊ] US
Where it comes from
From Latin status (“state”) (sometimes used in the ablative statū) + quō (“in which”), the ablative of quī (“which”).
noun status quos · statuses quo · stati quo · statu quo · status in quo
- The state of things; the way things are, as opposed to the way they could be; the existing state of affairs. “As a black woman,” Jemisin tells me, “I have no particular interest in maintaining the status quo. Why would I? The status quo is harmful, the status quo is significantly racist and sexist and a whole bunch of other things that I think need to change. With epic fantasy there is a tendency for it to
Translations
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noun the state of things
| Español | statu quo, status quo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 現状 genjō |
| 中文 | 現狀 /现状 xiànzhuàng |
| Português | status quo, statu quo |
| Français | statuquo, statu quo |
| Deutsch | Status quo, Ausgangslage, Ausgangszustand |
| Italiano | status quo |
| Ελληνικά | καθεστώς kathestós, στάτους κβο státous kvo |
| Română | statu-quo |
| Русский | ста́тус-кво státus-kvo |
| العربية | الوَضْع الرَاهِن al-waḍʕ ar-rāhin |
| עברית | סטטוס קוו |
Talk about this word "status quo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/status%20quo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. status quo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/status%20quo "status quo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/status%20quo.Cite this
@misc{status_quo_2026,
title = {status quo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/status%20quo},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
