rumor
English
Alternative forms
- rumour (UK, Commonwealth, International)
Etymology
Middle English rumour, from the Latin rumor, common talk.
Pronunciation
Noun
rumor (countable and uncountable; plural rumors)
- (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.
- (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
Derived terms
Terms derived from rumor (noun)
Hypernyms
Translations
statement or claim from no known reliable source
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uncountable: information
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Verb
rumor (third-person singular simple present rumors, present participle rumoring, simple past and past participle rumored)
- (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.
Latin
Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *rAwə- (“to shout, to roar”)
Pronunciation
- AHD: r
′ -mŏr
′ Noun
rūmor (genitive rūmōris); m, third declension
- Rumour, rumor.
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rūmor | rūmōrēs |
| genitive | rūmōris | rūmōrum |
| dative | rūmōrī | rūmōribus |
| accusative | rūmōrem | rūmōrēs |
| ablative | rūmōre | rūmōribus |
| vocative | rūmor | rūmōrēs |