WordofTheDay.US

Added 28 September 2026

story

/ˈstɔː.ɹi/ noun

Categories: LanguageThingsEveryday Words

In Latin: fābula Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about story at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. An account of real or fictional events.
    The book tells the story of two roommates.
  2. A lie, fiction.
    You’ve been telling stories again, haven’t you?
  3. A soap opera.
    What will she do without being able to watch her stories?

verb

  1. To tell as a story; to relate or narrate about.
  2. To post a story (chronological collection of pictures or short videos) on an application or website.

interjection

  1. Used as a greeting, short for what's the story?

noun

  1. Alternative spelling of storey.
    Our shop was on the fourth story of the building, so we had to install an elevator.

Origin

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.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

Related Words: narrativenarrationrecitalhistoryreportchronicletalelevelaccountfib

Back to today's word