different between narrative vs rumor

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French narratif.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?næ??t?v/
• (US, Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): /?næ??t?v/
• (US, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /?n???t?v/
• Hyphenation: nar?ra?tive

Adjective

narrative (comparative more narrative, superlative most narrative)

1. Telling a story.
2. Overly talkative; garrulous.

   • But wise through time, and narrative with age.

3. Of or relating to narration.

Translations

Noun

narrative (countable and uncountable, plural narratives)

1. The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.
2. That which is narrated.
3. A representation of an event or story.
4. (creative writing) A manner of conveying a story, fictional or otherwise, in a body of work.

Derived terms

• antenarrative
• antinarrative
• grand narrative
• metanarrative
• narrative hook

Related terms

• narrate
• narration
• narrator

Translations

References

• narrative at OneLook Dictionary Search
• narrative in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• narrative in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• veratrina

French

Adjective

narrative

1. feminine singular of narratif

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /narra?tive/, [nar.ra?t?i?.ve]

Adjective

narrative f pl

1. feminine plural of narrativo

Noun

narrative f pl

1. plural of narrativa

Anagrams

• antiverrà, arrivante, interrava, rientrava

English

Alternative forms

• rumour (Commonwealth)

Etymology

From Middle English rumour, from Old French rumeur, from Latin r?mor (“common talk”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??u?m?(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??um?/
• Rhymes: -u?m?(r)

Noun

rumor (countable and uncountable, plural rumors)

1. (American spelling, 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.

2. (American spelling, 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

Hypernyms

• information

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

rumor (third-person singular simple present rumors, present participle rumoring, simple past and past participle rumored)

1. (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

Etymology

From Latin rumor, rumorem.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ru?mo/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ru?mo?/

Noun

rumor m (plural rumors)

1. rumor

Related terms

• rumorejar

Further reading

• “rumor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *roum?s, from Proto-Indo-European *rewH- (“to shout, to roar”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ru?.mor/, [?ru?m?r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ru.mor/, [?ru?m?r]

Noun

r?mor m (genitive r?m?ris); third declension

1. rumor, hearsay
2. rustle, murmur, a murmuring
3. The voice of the people

Declension

Third-declension noun.

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)
• rumor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.

Polish

Etymology

From Latin r?mor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ru.m?r/

Noun

rumor m inan

1. uproar, hubbub, tumult, racket, din

   Synonyms: wrzawa, zamieszanie

Declension

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin rumor, rumorem.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?u?mo(?)/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?u?mo?/
• Hyphenation: ru?mor

Noun

rumor m (plural rumores)

1. rumour (statement or claim from no known reliable source)
2. continuous noise

   • 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.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:rumor.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rumor, rumorem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ru?mo?/, [ru?mo?]
• Hyphenation: ru?mor

Noun

rumor m (plural rumores)

1. rumor
2. murmur

Related terms

• rumorear

Further reading

• “rumor” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

References