different between civility vs news

See Wiktionary:Civility for a guide to conduct within Wiktionary

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin civilitas: compare French civilité. See civil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??v?l.?.ti/

Noun

civility (countable and uncountable, plural civilities)

1. Speech or behaviour that is fit for civil interactions; politeness, courtesy. [from 16th c.]
   • December 1749 Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, letter to his son

     The insolent civility of a proud man is, if possible, more shocking than his rudeness could be.

2. (chiefly in the plural) An individual act or expression of polite behaviour; a courtesy. [from 17th c.]
   • 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, I.3:

     Mr Lovelace received from every one those civilities which were due to his birth […].

3. (now archaic) The state or fact of being civilized; civilization. [from 16th c.]
   • 1612, John Davies, Discoverie of the True Causes why Ireland was never entirely subdued

     Monarchies have risen from barbarism to civility, and fallen again to ruin.

4. (obsolete) A civil office; a civil capacity. [16th c.]
   • March 15 1549, Hugh Latimer, second sermon preached before King Edward VI

     To serve in a civility.

Translations

English

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”). Often erroneously said to be an acronym of "North, East, West, South" or "Noteworthy Events, Weather, Sports".

Pronunciation

• enPR: nyo?oz, no?oz, IPA^(key): /n(j)u?z/
• Homophones: gnus, nus (in some dialects)
• Rhymes: -u?z
• Hyphenation: news

Noun

news (uncountable)

1. New information of interest.
   • 1598, William Shakespeare, Alls Well that Ends Well, Act II, sc 3:

     Sirrah, your lord and master's married; there's news for you: you have a new mistress.

   Is there any news about the storm?

   That was not much news in the press release.

2. Information about current events disseminated via media.

   Did you hear/read/see the latest news?

   The news is that a new leader will be elected in one month.

3. (computing, Internet) Posts published on newsgroups

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Verb

news (third-person singular simple present newses, present participle newsing, simple past and past participle newsed)

1. (transitive, archaic) To report; to make known.
   • 1874, Robert Cowie, Shetland (page 157)

     This remark was newsed abroad; whereupon the loyal authorities of Lerwick immediately had the revolutionary skipper arrested, on a charge of high treason.

References

• News (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• news on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• sewn, snew, wens

French

Noun

news m (plural news)

1. news magazine or programme

Mauritian Creole

Alternative forms

• nyouz

Etymology

From English news.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [njuz]

Noun

news

1. news, information

   Synonyms: nouvel, samachar

Polish

Etymology

From English news.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?us/

Noun

news m anim

1. news (new information of interest)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) newsowy

Further reading

• news in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• news in Polish dictionaries at PWN