news meaning and definition

NEWS noun

Definition of news (noun)

1. information about recent and important events
   • "they awaited news of the outcome"
   • synonyms: intelligence, tidings, word
2. information reported in a newspaper or news magazine
   • "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"
3. a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary
   • "we watch the 7 o'clock news every night"
   • synonyms: news program, news show
4. informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone
   • "it was news to me"
5. the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins
   • "the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial"; "he is no longer news in the fashion world"
   • synonyms: newsworthiness