noun
Meaning 1
The characteristic of being newsworthy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
newsworthiness
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noun
Meaning 2
the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial
- he is no longer news in the fashion world
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: news
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: interest, interestingness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English newsworthy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English newsworthiness From newsworthy + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: uutisarvoisuus — quality