Story meaning

What does “story” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“story” is a noun with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: 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.

story

noun

  1. 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. a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events

    “he writes stories for the magazines”

  3. 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. a record or narrative description of past events

    “a history of France”

    “he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president”

  5. a short account of the news

    “the report of his speech”

    “the story was on the 11 o'clock news”

  6. a trivial lie

    “he told a fib about eating his spinach”

    “how can I stop my child from telling stories?”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University