nonstory

N1O1N1S1T1O1R1Y4

noun

Something that is considered to be not a real story, or not newsworthy

OriginEnglish story ← Middle English storie ← Old French estorie →
Scrabble 11
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounnonstory (plural nonstories)

plural nonstories · alternative non-story

  1. journalismSomething that is considered to be not a real story, or not newsworthy

    Some said the article was a mean-spirited, unnecessarily damaging nonstory.

    2009 February 27, Gail Swainson, “Champions horse show out to pasture”, in Toronto Star

Origin

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Latinhistoria
  3. Old Frenchestoire
  4. Old Frenchestorie
  5. Middle Englishstorie
  6. Englishstory
  7. Englishnonstory

From non- + story.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

nonstory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonstory

MLA

“nonstory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonstory. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonstory,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonstory.

Source: nonstory on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.