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Webster 1913 Edition
Rumor
Ru′mor
,Noun.
[F.
rumeur
, L. rumor
; cf. rumificare
, rumitare
to rumor, Skr. ru
to cry.] [Written also
rumour
.] 1.
A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety.
This
rumor
of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about. Luke vii. 17.
Great is the
rumor
of this dreadful knight. Shakespeare
2.
A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; – in this sense often personified.
Rumor
next, and Chance,And Tumult, and Confusion, all embroiled.
Milton.
3.
A prolonged, indistinct noise.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Ru′mor
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Rumored
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Rumoring
.] To report by rumor; to tell.
’T was
My father 'scaped from out the citadel.
rumored
My father 'scaped from out the citadel.
Dryden.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rumor
RU'MOR
,Noun.
1.
Flying or popular report; a current story passing from one person to another without any known authority for the truth of it.Rumor next and chance and tumult and confusion all embroil'd.
When ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, be ye not troubled. Mark 13.
2.
Report of a fact; a story well authorized.This rumor of him went forth throughout all Judea. Luke 7.
3.
Fame; reported celebrity.Great is the rumor of this dreadful knight.
RU'MOR
,Verb.
T.
'Twas rumor'd my father 'scap'd from out the citadel.
Definition 2024
rumor
rumor
English
Alternative forms
- rumour (UK, Commonwealth, International)
Noun
rumor (countable and uncountable, plural rumors)
- (US, countable) A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
- There's a rumor going round that he's going to get married.
- (US, uncountable) Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.
- They say he used to be a thief, but that's just rumor.
Synonyms
- (piece of information):
- (information): gossip, hearsay, talk, tittle-tattle
Derived terms
Terms derived from rumor (noun)
Hypernyms
Translations
statement or claim from no known reliable source
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uncountable: information
Verb
rumor (third-person singular simple present rumors, present participle rumoring, simple past and past participle rumored)
- (transitive, usually used in the passive voice) To tell a rumor about; to gossip.
- John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion.
Catalan
Noun
rumor m (plural rumors)
Related terms
- rumorejar
External links
- “rumor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *rAwə- (“to shout, to roar”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈruː.mor/, [ˈruː.mɔr]
Noun
rūmor m (genitive rūmōris); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rūmor | rūmōrēs |
| genitive | rūmōris | rūmōrum |
| dative | rūmōrī | rūmōribus |
| accusative | rūmōrem | rūmōrēs |
| ablative | rūmōre | rūmōribus |
| vocative | rūmor | rūmōrēs |
Descendants
References
- rumor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- rumor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- RUMOR in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “rumor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- report says; people say: rumor, fama, sermo est or manat
- a rumour is prevalent: rumor, fama viget
- a report, an impression is gaining ground: rumor increbrescit
- to spread a rumour: rumorem spargere
- vague rumours reach us: dubii rumores afferuntur ad nos
- report says; people say: rumor, fama, sermo est or manat
Portuguese
Noun
rumor m (plural rumores)
- rumour (statement or claim from no known reliable source)
- continuous noise
- 1890, Aluísio Azevedo, O Cortiço
- No confuso rumor que se formava, destacavam-se risos, sons de vozes que altercavam, sem se saber de onde, grasnar de marrecos, cantar de galos, cacarejar de galinhas.
- 1890, Aluísio Azevedo, O Cortiço
Quotations
For usage examples of this term, see Citations:rumor.