Definitions for story
ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr isto·ry

Princeton's WordNet(3.88 / 8 votes)Rate this definition:

1. narrative, narration, story, tale(noun)

   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"

2. story(noun)

   a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events

   "he writes stories for the magazines"

3. floor, level, storey, story(noun)

   a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale

   "what level is the office on?"

4. history, account, chronicle, story(noun)

   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"

5. report, news report, story, account, write up(noun)

   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"

6. fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle(noun)

   a trivial lie

   "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"

Wiktionary(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. story(Noun)

   An account of real or fictional events.

   The book tells the story of two roommates.

   Etymology: From estorie, from historia, from ἱστορία. Compare history and storey.

2. story(Noun)

   A lie.

   You've been telling stories again, haven't you?

   Etymology: From estorie, from historia, from ἱστορία. Compare history and storey.

3. story(Noun)

   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.

   Etymology: From estorie, from historia, from ἱστορία. Compare history and storey.

4. story(Noun)

   A soap opera.

   What will she do without being able to watch her stories?

   Etymology: From estorie, from historia, from ἱστορία. Compare history and storey.

5. story(Noun)

   History.

   Etymology: From estorie, from historia, from ἱστορία. Compare history and storey.

6. story(Noun)

   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.

Webster Dictionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Story(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [OF. estor, estore, built, erected, p. p. of estorer to build, restore, to store. See Store, v. t.]

2. Story(noun)

   a narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record

   Etymology: [OF. estor, estore, built, erected, p. p. of estorer to build, restore, to store. See Store, v. t.]

3. Story(noun)

   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

   Etymology: [OF. estor, estore, built, erected, p. p. of estorer to build, restore, to store. See Store, v. t.]

4. Story(noun)

   a euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to tell a story

   Etymology: [OF. estor, estore, built, erected, p. p. of estorer to build, restore, to store. See Store, v. t.]

5. Story(verb)

   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.]

Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

2. 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.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'story' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #732

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'story' in Written Corpus Frequency: #847

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'story' in Nouns Frequency: #204

Anagrams for story »

1. ryots, tyros

2. Ryots

3. Tyros

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of story in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of story in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of story in a Sentence

1. Ines Dumig:

   Sometimes we feel strong, sometimes we feel lost -- that's kind of universal, I think, that's why I want to universalize (Sahra's) story as well, not only make it about her.

2. Kris Hayashi:

   If someone is engaging in harassing or illegal activity as the story suggests, then they definitely can and should be held accountable, regardless of who they are.

3. Alex Holmes:

   Tourism has been a big success story for Sri Lanka over the last decade.

4. Fran Lebowitz:

   Your life story would not make a good book. Don't even try.

5. Noemie Merlant:

   It's a very contemporary, very modern story, to find out what sort of an artist we are as women, learning to have confidence in ourselves, to listen to ourselves, to be curious.

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