Definition of story
(Entry 1 of 5) 1a : an account of incidents or events b : a statement regarding the facts pertinent to a situation in question c : anecdote especially : an amusing one 2a : a fictional narrative shorter than a novel specifically : short story b : the intrigue or plot of a narrative or dramatic work 3 : a widely circulated rumor 4 : lie, falsehood 5 : legend, romance 6 : a news article or broadcast 7 : matter, situation 8 archaic a : history sense 1 b : history sense 3
storyverb storied; storying
Definition of story (Entry 2 of 5)
transitive verb 1 : to adorn with a story or a scene from history 2 archaic : to narrate or describe in story
storynoun (2) \ ˈstȯr-ē \ variants: or less commonly storey plural stories also storeys
Definition of story (Entry 3 of 5) 1a : the space in a building between two adjacent floor levels or between a floor and the roof b : a set of rooms in such a space c : a unit of measure equal to the height of the story of a building one story high 2 : a horizontal division of a building’s exterior not necessarily corresponding exactly with the stories within
Story biographical name (1) Sto·ry | \ ˈstȯr-ē \
Definition of Story (Entry 4 of 5) Joseph 1779–1845 American jurist
Story biographical name (2)
Definition of Story (Entry 5 of 5) William Wetmore 1819–1895 son of Joseph Story American sculptor
Other Words from story
Noun (1) storylike \ ˈstȯr-ē-ˌlīk \ or story-like adjective storylike narratives
First Known Use of story
Noun (1)
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 8a
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Noun (2)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology for story
Noun (1)
Middle English storie, from Anglo-French estoire, estorie, from Latin historia — more at history
Noun (2)
Middle English storie, from Medieval Latin historia narrative, illustration, story of a building, from Latin, history, tale; probably from narrative friezes on the window level of medieval buildings