news
/nuːz/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.44 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Is there any news about the storm?"
- "That was not much news in the press release."
- "I have a little news for you: I'm five weeks' pregnant."
- "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: […]"
- "Sirra, your Lord and maſters married, there's newes for you: you haue a new Miſtris."
- "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."
Etymology
From Middle English newes, newys (“new things”), equivalent to new (noun) + -s (plural suffix). 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, those cognates originated as genitives, not as plurals. Sometimes erroneously claimed to be an acronym of "North, East, West, South" or "Noteworthy Events, Weather, Sports".
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /nuːz/
- British English: /njuːz/