story en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Indo-European *wéydtōr Proto-Hellenic *wístōr Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στωρ (hĭ́stōr) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορέω (hĭstoréō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορῐ́ᾱ (hĭstorĭ́ā)bor. Latin historiader. Old French estoire Old French estoriebor. Middle English storie English story From Middle English storie, storye, from Anglo-Norman estorie by aphesis, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορῐ́ᾱ (hĭstorĭ́ā, “learning through research”). Doublet of history and storey.
Meanings
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An account of real or fictional events.
The book tells the story of two roommates.
...it must be exploded for fabulous, with other relics of ancient story...
1673, William Temple, An Essay upon the Advancement of Trade in Ireland:Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.
2013 June 29, “Travels and travails”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 55:So, what happened? It's quite a long story actually... Really? Don't worry about it then.
2006 February 17, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 1, Episode 4:1861 June, Edinburgh Review, The Kingdom of Italy Venice, with its unique city and its impressive story...
The stories did not seem to me to touch life. They were plainly intended to have a bracing moral effect, and perhaps had this result for the people at whom they were aimed. They left me with the impression of a well-delivered stereopticon lecture, with characters about as life-like as the shadows on the screen, and whisking on and off, at the mercy of the operator.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
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A lie, fiction.
You’ve been telling stories again, haven’t you?
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(US, colloquial, qualifier:usually pluralized) A soap opera.
What will she do without being able to watch her stories?
He stood on the doorstep for a minute, listening for sounds inside the house — a radio, a TV tuned to one of the stories […]
1991, Stephen King, Needful Things:
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(obsolete) History.
[…] who is so unread or so uncatechis'd in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixt for many ages, only by unwritt'n traditions.
1644, John Milton, Areopagitica; a Speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc’d Printing, to the Parlament of England, London: [s.n.], →OCLC:
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A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account.
The images it captured help tell a story of extreme loss: 25 percent of its ice and four of its 19 glaciers have disappeared since 1957.
What's the story with him?
I tried it again; same story, no error message, nothing happened.
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(capitalized, qualifier:social media, sometimes) A chronological collection of pictures or short videos published by a user on an application or website that is typically only available for a short period.
I have come across a few (OK, two) Stories that have made me laugh. And when that happens, the medium frustrates even more with its fleetingness. But here’s hoping the Instagram Stories on my feed improve as time goes by. The End.
2016 August 12, Hannah Jane Parkinson, “Instagram Stories: who cares about your commute or cleansing routine?”, in The Guardian:While it might seem harmless to sneak the occasional peek at their Story or see what they’ve been watching on Netflix, Fortin says you’re leaving yourself open to “potentially stressful situations that may come at a time when you're gaining momentum in your progress.” Think about it—if their number isn’t blocked, you’ll jump at each noti wondering if it’s them.
2023 October 23, Rachel Varina, “How to Get Over a Breakup So You Can *Actually* Move On and Heal”, in Cosmopolitan:People can make stories public or private, and can choose if they want only a subsection of their followers to view them.
2016 August 2, Mike Isaac, “Instagram Takes a Page From Snapchat, and Takes Aim at It, Too”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:Worshippers in Mecca are streaming their stories live on Snapchat, opening up the Saudi city to non-Muslims online.
2015 July 14, Aisha Gani, “Mecca worshippers stream their stories live on Snapchat”, in The Guardian:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of user story.
alt of user story
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stories | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| storie | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cock-and-bull story · campfire story · frame story · story of one's life · horror story · break the story · color story · storywork · story point · different story · scare story · storyable · story arc · storier · nonstory · to cut a long story short · success story · talk story · love story · storywise · multi-story · dope story · Cinderella story · origin story · there are two sides to every story · shaggy dog story · sea story · tall story · anti-story · storytime · cover story · story editor · life story · half the story · knifestory · storyscape · unstory · storybook · storiology · creation story · microstory · likely story · storyette · storymaking · midstory · storymaker · storyworker · storyless · get 'em story · Banbury story · upper story · back story · ghost story · cool story bro · just-so story · self-story · storification · same old story · pourquoi story · inside story · scatter-story · B-story · feature story · environmental storytelling · tell its own story · tell a story · total story time · change one's story · storytelling · short short story · storify · storymonger · afterstory · story line · story of my life · round-robin story · back-story · short-short story · impossible story · photostory · non-story · human interest story · second-story man · another story · made-to-order story · storyman · story beat · single story · tell-a-story · A-story · storyland · tell story · storyboard · end of story · shaggy God story · greatest story ever told · storiation · storyworld · metastory · short story · bedtime story · proto-story · Banbury story of a cock and bull · storyline · hard-luck story · fish story · story-poem · storyknife · the story goes · substory · long story short · overstory · storyknifing · colour story · long story · Insta-story · forestory · storylike · storyful · A story · fairy story · storylore · folk story · chain story · shaggy-dog story · storiette · Insta story · counterstory · moral of the story · sob story · B story · user story · storyteller · Banbury story of a cock and a bull · storylet · war story
Descendants
tori · estória · استوری · tuori · stori
Synonyms
alternative fact · anti-fact · falsehood · wisker · cram · narrative · serial · clanker · bullshit · lie · chin · load of shit · falsification · red flag · contradiction · untruism · terminological inexactitude · jive · untruth · hummer · pile of crap · disinformation · fabrication · load of bull · yed · inverity · fib · bluff · cap · pile of shit · bollocks · load of crap · canard · story · invention · whopper · pork pie · rubbish · hoax · yanker · goof · mistruth · my day · prevarication · porky · flam · nonsense · mendacity · inveracity · tome · tall tale · misinformation · nontruth · swack-up · porker
Translations (292)
fro estoire (account of events) · sq rrojmë (account of events) · tly نقل (account of events) · mr गोष्ट (account of events) · ga scéal (account of events) · fy ferhaal (account of events) · kk әңгіме (account of events) · mt storja (account of events) · fa-cls قِصَّه (account of events) · eo rakonto (account of events) · pt história (account of events) · ar حِكَايَة (account of events) · ks قٕصہٕ (account of events) · te కత (account of events) · gl conto (account of events) · fro conte (account of events) · ka მოთხრობა (account of events) · es historia (account of events) · hi हिकायत (account of events) · sh prȋča (account of events) · zdj haɓari (account of events) · rom paramìsi (account of events) · te కథ (account of events) · kmr hîkaye (account of events) · fi selostus (account of events) · nl vertelsel (account of events) · km និទាន (account of events) · fa-cls نَقْل (account of events) · tg ривоят (account of events) · ms kisah (account of events) · tr story (social media temporary publication) · as সাধু (account of events) · acw قصة (account of events) · de Geschichte (account of events) · lo ກະຖາ (account of events) · se muitalus (account of events) · it storia (account of events) · ps نکل (account of events) · da historie (account of events) · ms cerita (account of events) · pdt Jeschicht (account of events) · lo ເລື່ອງ (account of events) · pl opowieść (account of events) · tt әкият (account of events) · lt pasakojimas (account of events) · hy պատմություն (account of events) · vec istoria (account of events) · af storie (social media temporary publication) · fa-ira قِصِّه (account of events) · lo ນິຍາຍ (account of events) · fr conte (account of events) · stq Ferhaal (account of events) · yi מעשׂה (account of events) · fi kertomus (account of events) · fa-ira نَقْل (account of events) · gd naidheachd (account of events) · bg при́казка (account of events) · ki rũgano (account of events) · sh pȍvēst (account of events) · tg баён (account of events) · ny nthano (account of events) · sv berättelse (account of events) · mr स्टोरी (social media temporary publication) · ug ھېكايە (account of events) · dng гўҗер (account of events) · gu કહાણી (account of events) · id cerita (account of events) · mic agnutmaqan (account of events) · hu történet (account of events) · io naraco (account of events) · vo konot (account of events) · ce дийцар (account of events) · fa-cls دَاسْتَان (account of events) · ro poveste (account of events) · ru по́весть (account of events) · fa-ira اِسْتوری (social media temporary publication) · ia conto (account of events) · es historieta (account of events) · bo སྒྲུང (account of events) · my ဝတ္ထု (account of events) · uli fiyoang (account of events) · el ιστορία (account of events) · es cuento (account of events) · ml കഥ (account of events) · lt istorija (account of events) · sa कथा (account of events) · fi juttu (account of events) · sh по̏вије̄ст (account of events) · vi chuyện (account of events) · bg исто́рия (account of events) · vi tự sự (account of events) · ps داستان (account of events) · io rakonto (account of events) · zdj kiswa (account of events) · zu indaba (account of events) · sv story (social media temporary publication) · ko 이야기 (account of events) · arz حكاية (account of events) · ru исто́рия (social media temporary publication) · sk príbeh (account of events) · fi tarina (account of events) · es fábula (account of events) · grc μῦθος (account of events) · bar Gschicht (account of events) · sv händelse (social media temporary publication) · moh oká꞉raʼ (account of events) · nds Geschichten (account of events) · it aneddoto (account of events) · sw hadithi (account of events) · cjy 故事 (account of events) · sh raskaz (account of events) · enm storie (account of events) · enm historie (account of events) · cmn 限時動態 /限时动态 (social media temporary publication) · fa-cls حِکَایَت (account of events) · ca història (account of events) · sw ngano (account of events) · th นิทาน (account of events) · ur حِکایَت (account of events) · bal قصو (account of events) · nan-hbl 故事 (account of events) · ks دٲستان (account of events) · kmr qiset (account of events) · ja 物語 (account of events) · ist stuoria (account of events) · km តំណាល (account of events) · fy sêge (account of events) · tl kuwento (account of events) · hi क़िस्सा (account of events) · sv historia (account of events) · fa-ira حِکایَت (account of events) · pa کَہانی (account of events) · nb historie (account of events) · cs příběh (account of events) · dtp sorita (account of events) · tfn sukdu (account of events) · tr öykü (account of events) · ro istorie (account of events) · ky жомок (account of events) · nl vertelling (account of events) · es relato (account of events) · lo ເລື່ອງລາວ (account of events) · izh jute (account of events) · ny nkhani (account of events) · he סיפור \ סִפּוּר (account of events) · tg ҳикоя (account of events) · jv crita (account of events) · sw khabari (account of events) · or କାହାଣୀ (account of events) · ko 소설 (account of events) · uk о́повідь (account of events) · nl geschiedenis (account of events) · mk приказна (account of events) · lv stāsts (account of events) · tg нақл (account of events) · bal قصہ (account of events) · be апавяда́нне (account of events) · oj dibaajimowin (account of events) · tew pehtsiyeh (account of events) · fro dit (account of events) · ru расска́з (account of events) · ota داستان (account of events) · nl verhaal (account of events) · lo ນິທານ (account of events) · af storie (account of events) · mrw iringa (account of events) · tk hekaýa (account of events) · ht istwa (account of events) · bal دستاں (account of events) · sh по̏ве̄ст (account of events) · sq tregim (account of events) · ar رِوَايَة (account of events) · kfr આખાણી (account of events) · mnp 故事 (account of events) · hu elbeszélés (account of events) · ur نَقْل (account of events) · yi מייַסע (account of events) · it vicenda (account of events) · ur کَہانی (account of events) · da beretning (account of events) · ket аськэʼт (account of events) · ar قِصَّة (account of events) · fa-ira داسْتان (account of events) · scn cuntu (account of events) · kgp kãme (account of events) · lv stāstījums (account of events) · sea cerite (account of events) · it racconto (account of events) · cu ⱂⱃⰹⱅⱏⱍⰰ (account of events) · ckb چیرۆک (account of events) · th เรื่อง (account of events) · ang spell (account of events) · ur داسْتان (account of events) · es anécdota (account of events) · kok क्हाणी (account of events) · de Erzählung (account of events) · tr hikâye (account of events) · pt conto (account of events) · ba хикәйә (account of events) · mn өгүүлэл (account of events) · kaw kaṇḍa (account of events) · tr hikâye (social media temporary publication) · dng гўҗир (account of events) · mt rakkont (account of events) · tly داستان (account of events) · uz hikoya (account of events) · hak 故事 (account of events) · sm tala (account of events) · ps دوڼه (account of events) · fa-cls رِوَایَت (account of events) · lo ອາຂະຍານ (account of events) · kk хикая (account of events) · unm achimëwakàn (account of events) · bg ра́зказ (account of events) · nv bahaneʼ (account of events) · uga 𐎎𐎒𐎔𐎗 (account of events) · zu inganekwane (account of events) · mtq chiễn (account of events) · pt estória (account of events) · ti ጽውጽዋይ (account of events) · th อาขยาน (account of events) · is saga (account of events) · uz rivoyat (account of events) · ur قِصَّہ (account of events) · bn গল্প (account of events) · tl istorya (account of events) · acw حكاية (account of events) · cy chwedl (account of events) · fr histoire (account of events) · uk істо́рія (social media temporary publication) · gan 故事 (account of events) · grc λόγος (account of events) · ky аңгеме (account of events) · ja 話 (account of events) · pa ਕਹਾਣੀ (account of events) · got 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻 (account of events) · da fortælling (account of events) · tg достон (account of events) · ca relat (account of events) · uk істо́рія (account of events) · th เรื่องราว (account of events) · li verhaol (account of events) · cu притъча (account of events) · kmr çîrok (account of events) · gl historia (account of events) · ko 스토리 (account of events) · ckb چیڕۆک (account of events) · uk оповіда́ння (account of events) · sl zgodba (account of events) · am ተረት (account of events) · sh расказ (account of events) · yue 故事 (account of events) · mfe zistwar (account of events) · hi कहानी (account of events) · mwl stória (account of events) · jam tuori (account of events) · wuu 故事 (account of events) · ps حکايت (account of events) · ee ŋutinya (account of events) · dng щёфә (account of events) · es crónica (account of events) · km រឿង (account of events) · et lugu (account of events) · id kisah (account of events) · be гісто́рыя (account of events) · fa-ira رِوایَت (account of events) · gd sgeul (account of events) · az hekayə (account of events) · sh при̑ча (account of events) · tg қисса (account of events) · ja 小説 (account of events) · sw habari (account of events) · ru исто́рия (account of events) · af verhaal (account of events) · hi दास्तान (account of events) · pl historia (account of events) · la fābula (account of events) · kmr qise (account of events) · ilo salaysay (account of events) · ilo istoria (account of events) · ceb estorya (account of events) · ks دٔلیٖل (account of events) · eu istorio (account of events) · my ပုံ (account of events) · pam salita (account of events) · sq histori (account of events) · uk ро́зповідь (account of events) · ps قصه (account of events) · gd sgeulachd (account of events) · cmn 故事 (account of events) · ja ストーリー (account of events) · sh pȍvijēst (account of events)