Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Stature /(stăch"ẽr; also, stăt"ū̇r; 135)/ · Stat·ure · IPA /ˈstæt͡ʃ.ə/ 01 n. The natural height of an animal body; -- generally used of the human body. 1. The natural height of an animal body; -- generally used of the human body. “Foreign men of mighty stature came.” — Dryden.