different between standout vs outstand

English

Etymology

From the verb phrase stand out.

Adjective

standout (not comparable)

1. exceptional; noteworthy

Synonyms

• outstanding

Noun

standout (plural standouts)

1. An exceptional or noteworthy person or thing.

   This building is one of the city's architectural standouts.

Related terms

• stand
• stand out

References

• “standout”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• outstand

English

Etymology

From Middle English outstanden, utstanden, equivalent to out- +? stand. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uutstounde (“to bear,tolerate”), Dutch uitstaan (“to abide, suffer, dree”), German ausstehen (“to stand, endure, abide”), Swedish utstå (“to suffer, endure, pass through”).

Verb

outstand (third-person singular simple present outstands, present participle outstanding, simple past and past participle outstood)

1. (transitive) To resist effectually; withstand; sustain without yielding.
2. (transitive) To surpass in standing; stand or remain beyond; outstay.
3. (intransitive) To project outward from the main body; stand out prominently; be prominent.
4. (intransitive) To stand out to sea.
5. (intransitive) To remain over; remain untouched, unimpaired, unsettled, uncollected, unpaid, or otherwise undetermined.

   outstanding contracts

Synonyms

• (to be prominent): See also Thesaurus:stand out

Derived terms

• outstanding
• outstanding term

Anagrams

• stand out, stand-out, standout