news
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: nyo͞oz
ipa: /njuːz/
ipa: /nuz/
ipa: /njuz/
ipa: /n(j)uz/
note: affricated
ipa: /n(j)udʒ/
ipa: /njus/
ipa: [ɲus]
homophone: gnus
homophone: nus stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
rhymes: -uːz
Forms: form: newes
Etymology: From Middle English newes, newys (“new things”), equivalent to new (noun) + -s. Compare Saterland Frisian Näis (“news”), East Frisian näjs (“news”), West Frisian nijs (“news”), Dutch nieuws (“news”), German Low German Neeis (“new things; news”), though unlike the English word, these originated as genitives, not plurals. Sometimes erroneously claimed to be an acronym of "North, East, West, South" or "Noteworthy Events, Weather, Sports".
Senses: examples: text: Is there any news about the storm?
text: That was not much news in the press release.
text: VVith speede let vs impart the newes vnto my Lord the King,
The fearefull newes that whilſt the flame doth but begin,
Sad pollicie may ſerue to quench the fire: […]
ref: 1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], Act I:
text: Sirra, your Lord and maſters married, there's newes for you: you haue a new Miſtris.
ref: c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii], page 239, column 1:
text: When theſe news were brought to him, ſome counſelled him to go to Stirlin, where the King was, and where he would be the ſtronger.
ref: a. 1630, David Hume of Godscroft, The History of the Houses of Douglas and Angus, Edinburgh: […] Evan Tyler, […], published 1644, page 302:
glosses: New information of interest.
examples: text: Did you hear/read/see the latest news?
text: The news is that a new leader will be elected in one month.
text: I heard about the earthquake on the morning news.
glosses: Information about current events disseminated by the media.
examples: text: The Usenet news system brings people together from around the world and forms social groups on the basis of common interest. Usenet news is a domain that is suffering badly from information overload.
ref: 2012, Christopher Lueg, Danyel Fisher, From Usenet to CoWebs, page 207:
glosses: Messages posted on newsgroups.
Hyponyms: bad news
benews
breaking news
fake news
good news
hard news
soft news
Derived terms: bad news travels fast
bearer of bad news
break the news
cybernews
e-news
fake news
galley news
have I got news for you
ill news spreads apace
in other news
I've got news for you
Job's news
Job's-news
junk food news
junk news
latent news
make news
make the news
mumblenews
netnews
newsagency
news agency
newsagent
newsaholic
news anchor
newsbar
newsbeat
newsbill
newsboard
newsboat
newsbook
newsbot
newsbox
newsboy
newsbreak
news butcher
newscast
newscaster
news channel
newsclip
news conference
news correspondent
newscrawl
news crawl
news cycle
news cyclone
newsdealer
news desk
newsdesk
newser
news feature
newsfeed
news feed
newsfilm
newsflash
news flash
newsflow
newsful
newsgame
newsgatherer
newsgathering
newsgirl
newsgroup
newshand
newshawk
newshen
news hole
newshound
news-house
newsish
news item
newsjacker
newsjacking
newslady
newsless
newsletter
newslike
news magazine
newsmagazine
newsmaker
newsmaking
newsman
news media
newsmonger
newsmongering
newsmonthly
newsness
newsnet
newspaper
newsperson
newsplan
newspost
newsprint
newsreader
newsreading
newsreel
news report
news reporter
newsroom
newsround
news sheet
news stand
newsstand
news station
newsstore
news stream
newstainment
newstalk
newsticker
news ticker
newstrade
newsvan
newsvendor
newswatcher
newsweekly
news wheel
newswire
news wire
newswoman
newsworthy
newswriter
newswriting
newsy
newszine
Newzak
no news is good news
nonnews
nooz
old news
paranews
postnews
rolling news
slow news day
that's news to me
unnews
yesterday's news