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- [nooz, nyooz]
- /nuz, nyuz/
- /njuːz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nooz, nyooz]
- /nuz, nyuz/
Definitions of news word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of NEWS netnews 3
- noun news something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.: Ring out the old, ring in the new. 1
- adjective news of recent origin, production, purchase, etc.; having but lately come or been brought into being: a new book. 1
- adjective news of a kind now existing or appearing for the first time; novel: a new concept of the universe. 1
- adjective news having but lately or but now come into knowledge: a new chemical element. 1
- adjective news unfamiliar or strange (often followed by to): ideas new to us; to visit new lands. 1
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Origin of news
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English newis, plural of newe new thing, novelty (see new); on the model of Middle French noveles (plural of novele), or Medieval Latin nova (plural of novum); see novel2
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Parts of speech for News
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
news popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
news usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for news
noun news
- information — knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance; news: information concerning a crime.
- intelligence — capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc.
- gossip — idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
- rumour — a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts: a rumor of war.
- rumor — a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts: a rumor of war.
Antonyms for news
noun news
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- silence — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
- concealment — Concealment is the state of being hidden or the act of hiding something.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.