What does STORY mean?
Definitions for STORY
ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr isto·ry
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word STORY.
Princeton's WordNet
narrative, narration, story, talenoun
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
"his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"
storynoun
a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
"he writes stories for the magazines"
floor, level, storey, storynoun
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
"what level is the office on?"
history, account, chronicle, storynoun
a record or narrative description of past events
"a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"
report, news report, story, account, write upnoun
a short account of the news
"the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddlenoun
a trivial lie
"he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"
Wiktionary
storynoun
An account of real or fictional events.
The book tells the story of two roommates.
storynoun
A lie.
You've been telling stories again, haven't you?
storynoun
A floor or level of a building; a storey.
Our shop was on the fourth story of the building, so we had to install an elevator.
storynoun
A soap opera.
What will she do without being able to watch her stories?
storynoun
History.
storynoun
A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account.
Etymology: From estorie, from historia, from ἱστορία. Compare history and storey.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
STORYnoun
Etymology: stœr , Saxon; storie, Dutch; storia, Italian; ἱστοϱία.
The fable of the dividing of the world between the three sons of Saturn, arose from the true story of the dividing of the earth between the three brethren the sons of Noah. Walter Raleigh.
Thee I have heard relating what was done
Ere my remembrance: now hear me relate
My story which perhaps thou hast not heard. John Milton.To king Artaxerxes, thy servants Rathumnus the story-writer, and Smellius the scribe. 1 Esdr. ii. 17.
The four great monarchies make the subject of ancient story, and are related by the Greek and Latin authors. William Temple.
Governments that once made such a noise, as founded upon the deepest counsels and the strongest force; yet by some slight miscarriage which let in ruin upon them, are now so utterly extinct, that nothing remains of them but a name; nor are there the least traces of them to be found but only in story. Robert South, Sermons.
In the road between Bern and Soleurre, a monument erected by the republick of Bern, tells us the story of an Englishman not to be met with in any of our own writers. Addison.
These flaws and starts, would well become
A woman’s story at a winter’s fire,
Authoris’d by her grandame. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.This scene had some bold Greek or British bard
Beheld of old, what stories had we heard
Of fairies, satyrs, and the nymphs their dames,
Their feasts, their revels, and their am’rous flames. John Denham.My maid left on the table one of her story-books, which I found full of strange impertinence, of poor servants who came to be ladies. Jonathan Swift.
Avoid enormous heights of seven stories, as well as irregular forms, and the contrary fault of low distended fronts. Henry Wotton.
Sonnets or elegies to Chloris,
Might raise a house about two stories;
A lyrick ode wou’d slate; a catch
Would tile; an epigram would thatch. Jonathan Swift.To Storyverb
Etymology: from the noun
How worthy he is, I will leave to appear hereafter, rather than story him in his own hearing. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.
’Tis not vain or fabulous
What the sage poets, taught by th’ heav’nly muse,
Story’d of old in high immortal verse,
Of dire chimera’s and enchanted isles,
And rifted rocks; whose entrance leads to hell. John Milton.It is storied of the brazen Colossus, in the island of Rhodes, that it was seventy cubits high; the thumbs of it being so big, that no man could grasp one of them about with both his arms. John Wilkins.
Recite them, nor in erring pity fear,
To wound with storied griefs the filial ear. Alexander Pope.Because all the parts of an undisturbed fluid are of equal gravity, or gradually placed or storied according to the difference of it; any concretion that can be supposed to be naturally and mechanically made in such a fluid, must have a like structure of its several parts; that is, either be all over of a similar gravity, or have the more ponderous parts nearer to its basis. Richard Bentley, Sermons.
Wikipedia
Story
"The Story is a song released as a single by American folk rock singer Brandi Carlile, written by Phil Hanseroth, from her 2007 album The Story. It was featured in Grey's Anatomy in 2007 and is on Grey's Anatomy Soundtrack album 3 (released September 11). About four years later, a version of the song has been recorded by Grey's Anatomy actress Sara Ramirez and was first presented in the 2011 episode "Song Beneath the Song". The track was later covered by LeAnn Rimes for her Remnants album and by Dolly Parton for the charity tribute album Cover Stories.
ChatGPT
story
A story is a narrative or sequence of events, real or fictional, that is crafted to entertain, inform, or convey a message. It typically involves characters, a setting, and a plot with a beginning, middle, and end. A story often explores themes, emotions, and conflicts, engaging the reader or listener and invoking their imagination and empathy.
Webster Dictionary
Storyverb
a set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a building's exterior considered architecturally, which need not correspond exactly with the stories within
Storynoun
a narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record
Storynoun
the relation of an incident or minor event; a short narrative; a tale; especially, a fictitious narrative less elaborate than a novel; a short romance
Storynoun
a euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to tell a story
Storyverb
to tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a story; to narrate or describe in story
Etymology: [OF. estor, estore, built, erected, p. p. of estorer to build, restore, to store. See Store, v. t.]
Wikidata
Story
Story was a magazine founded in 1931 by journalist-editor Whit Burnett and his first wife, Martha Foley, in Vienna, Austria. Showcasing short stories by new authors, 67 copies of the debut issue were mimeographed in Vienna, and two years later, Story moved to New York City where Burnett and Foley created The Story Press in 1936. By the late 1930s, the circulation of Story had climbed to 21,000 copies. Authors introduced in Story included Charles Bukowski, Erskine Caldwell, John Cheever, Junot Diaz, James T. Farrell, Joseph Heller, J. D. Salinger, Tennessee Williams and Richard Wright. Other authors in the pages of Story included Ludwig Bemelmans, Carson McCullers and William Saroyan. The magazine sponsored various awards, and it held an annual college fiction contest. Burnett's second wife, Hallie Southgate Burnett, began collaborating with him in 1942. During this period, Story published the early work of Truman Capote, John Knowles and Norman Mailer. Story was briefly published in book form during the early 1950s, returning to a magazine format in 1960. Due to a lack of funds, Story folded in 1967, but it maintained its reputation through the Story College Creative Awards, which Burnett directed from 1966 to 1971.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Story
stō′ri, n. history or narrative of incidents in their sequence: an account, report, statement: an anecdote: the plot of a novel or drama: a lie, a fib, a fictitious narrative.—v.t. to tell or describe historically, to relate: to adorn with sculptured or painted scenes from history.—v.i. to relate.—adjs. Storiā′ted, decorated with elaborate ornamental designs; Stō′ried, told or celebrated in a story: having a history: interesting from the stories belonging to it: adorned with scenes from history.—ns. Storiol′ogist, one learned in the comparative study of folk-tales; Storiol′ogy, the scientific study of folk-tales; Stō′ry-book, a book of stories or tales true or fictitious; Stō′ry-tell′er, one who relates tales, a liar; Stō′ry-tell′ing, act of relating stories: lying. [A short form of history.]
Story
Storey, stō′ri, n. a division of a house reached by one flight of stairs: a set of rooms on the same floor.—The upper story, the brain. [O. Fr. estoree—estorer—L. instaurāre, to build.]
Editors Contribution
storynoun
Someone that has literature relating to or involving a verbal action denoting a place and time from a particular function. 1.) An account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment. 2.) Literally in a book or an electric televised screen.
My story is more exciting than the narratives pass edition.
Etymology: Series
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on March 6, 2024
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
STORY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Story is ranked #1867 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Story surname appeared 19,218 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 7 would have the surname Story.
83.2% or 16,003 total occurrences were White.
11.4% or 2,195 total occurrences were Black.
2.5% or 490 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.7% or 334 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.6% or 121 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.3% or 73 total occurrences were Asian.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'STORY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #732
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'STORY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #847
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'STORY' in Nouns Frequency: #204
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Anagrams for STORY »
ryots
tyros
stroy
sorty
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of STORY in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of STORY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of STORY in a Sentence
This is why I loved the support groups so much. If people thought you were dying, they gave you their full attention. If this might be the last time they saw you, they really saw you… People listened instead of just waiting for their turn to speak. And when they spoke, they weren't telling you a story. When the two of you talked, you were building something, and afterward you were both different than before.
We've heard story after story, I mean all these athletes dropping dead on the field, but we're supposed to ignore that. Nothing happening here. Nothing to see. This is a travesty. This is a scandal.
I was a millionaire, I have a screenshot of it so I can say that now, its quite a story.
The explanation is that that occurred over 50 years ago, have you ever played that party game where you whisper into the person's ear and then they tell it, and by the time it gets all the way back around it's a different story ? That's what we're talking about here.
And that’s one reason why I’ve been willing to tell this story and put it out there because it could be anybody’s mother, sister, or daughter. They need the help, and it shouldn’t be put off.
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- ተረትAmharic
- قِصّة, حَكايةArabic
- příběhCzech
- historieDanish
- Geschichte, ErzählungGerman
- ŋutinyaEwe
- ιστορίαGreek
- rakontoEsperanto
- historia, cuentoSpanish
- luguEstonian
- داستانPersian
- juttu, tarina, kertomusFinnish
- conte, histoireFrench
- sêgeWestern Frisian
- scéalIrish
- sgeul, sgeulachd, naidheachdScottish Gaelic
- סיפרHebrew
- कहानीHindi
- istwaHaitian Creole
- elbeszélés, történetHungarian
- պատմությունArmenian
- contoInterlingua
- sagaIcelandic
- storia, raccontoItalian
- סיפורHebrew
- 物語, ストーリー, 話し, 小説Japanese
- მოთხრობაGeorgian
- ಕಥೆKannada
- 이야기Korean
- fābulaLatin
- stāstījums, stāstsLatvian
- കഥMalayalam
- गोष्टMarathi
- ceritaMalay
- storja, rakkontMaltese
- vertelsel, verhaal, vertellingDutch
- historieNorwegian
- bahaneʼNavajo, Navaho
- opowieść, historiaPolish
- história, conto, estóriaPortuguese
- poveste, istorieRomanian
- повесть, рассказ, историяRussian
- prȋčaSerbo-Croatian
- berättelse, historiaSwedish
- hadithi, nganoSwahili
- கதைTamil
- కత, కథTelugu
- เรื่องราวThai
- hekaýaTurkmen
- istorya, kuwentoTagalog
- hikayeTurkish
- оповідьUkrainian
- کہانیUrdu
- quyển chuyện, chuyện, cuốn chuyệnVietnamese
- דערציילונגYiddish
- 故事Chinese
- inganekwane, indabaZulu
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