news

[nooz, nyooz]

noun

(usually used with a singular verb)

1. a report of a recent event; intelligence; information.

   His family has had no news of his whereabouts for months.

2. the presentation of a report on recent or new events in a newspaper or other periodical or on radio or television.

3. such reports taken collectively; information reported.

   There's good news tonight.

4. a person, thing, or event considered as a choice subject for journalistic treatment; newsworthy material.

5. newspaper.

6. newscast.

news

/ njuːz /

noun

1. current events; important or interesting recent happenings

2. information about such events, as in the mass media

3. 1. a presentation, such as a radio broadcast, of information of this type

      the news is at six

   2. ( in combination )

      a newscaster

4. interesting or important information not previously known or realized

   it's news to me

5. a person, fashion, etc, widely reported in the mass media

   she is no longer news in the film world

Other Word Forms

• newsless adjective
• newslessness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of news¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English newis, plural of newe “new thing, novelty”; modeled on Middle French noveles (plural of novele ), or Medieval Latin nova (plural of novum ); new, novel ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of news¹

C15: from Middle English newes, plural of newe new ( adj ) on model of Old French noveles or Medieval Latin nova new things

Idioms and Phrases

see bad news; break the news; no news is good news.

Example Sentences

His son-in-law, he said, was the first to hear the good news.

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The California Republican Party struck another new low last week when news came that its shrinking ranks now make up less than 28% of the state’s registered voters.

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Politicians are using airports as the backdrop for news conferences to air their grievances about the funding debate.

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But with apologies to those people, we’re here to deliver some bad news.

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Ms. Foggie-Barnett, who knew Harris well, says in the catalog, “His mission was not only to cover the news but also to simultaneously counter the stereotypes African Americans were subjected to in the traditional press.”

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Related Words

• account 
• information 
• intelligence 
• report 
• tidings 
• word