Rumor vs. Word — What's the Difference?

A rumour (British English), or rumor (American English; see spelling differences; derived from Latin: 'rumorem' - noise), is "a tall tale of explanations of events circulating from person to person and pertaining to an object, event, or issue in public concern."In the social sciences, a rumour involves a form of a statement whose veracity is not quickly or ever confirmed. In addition, some scholars have identified rumour as a subset of propaganda.

In linguistics, a word of a spoken language can be defined as the smallest sequence of phonemes that can be uttered in isolation with objective or practical meaning. In many languages, words also correspond to sequences of graphemes ("letters") in their standard writing systems that are delimited by spaces wider than the normal inter-letter space, or by other graphical conventions.

A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth.

A sound or a combination of sounds, or its representation in writing or printing, that symbolizes and communicates a meaning and may consist of a single morpheme or of a combination of morphemes.

Unverified information received from another; hearsay.

Something said; an utterance, remark, or comment

To spread or tell by rumor.

A command or direction; an order

A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.

An assurance or promise; sworn intention

Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.

A verbal signal; a password or watchword.

To tell a rumor about; to gossip.

Discourse or talk; speech

A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety.

(Music) The text of a vocal composition; lyrics.

A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; - in this sense often personified.

Hostile or angry remarks made back and forth.

A prolonged, indistinct noise.

News

To report by rumor; to tell.

Rumor

Gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

Used euphemistically in combination with the initial letter of a term that is considered offensive or taboo or that one does not want to utter

Tell or spread rumors;

See Logos.

The Scriptures; the Bible.

(Computers) A set of bits that is of a fixed size and is typically operated on by a computer's processor.

To express in words

(Slang) Used to express approval or an affirmative response to something. Sometimes used with up.

The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. contrast morpheme.

The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes

The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes

A discrete, meaningful unit of language approved by an authority or native speaker (compare non-word).

Something like such a unit of language:

A sequence of letters, characters, or sounds, considered as a discrete entity, though it does not necessarily belong to a language or have a meaning

(telegraphy) A unit of text equivalent to five characters and one space.

(computing) A fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit by a machine and which can be stored in or retrieved from a typical register (so that it has the same size as such a register).

(computer science) A finite string that is not a command or operator.

(group theory) A group element, expressed as a product of group elements.

The fact or act of speaking, as opposed to taking action. .

Something that someone said; a comment, utterance; speech.

A watchword or rallying cry, a verbal signal (even when consisting of multiple words).

(obsolete) A proverb or motto.

(uncountable) News; tidings.

An order; a request or instruction; an expression of will.

A promise; an oath or guarantee.

A brief discussion or conversation.

(meiosis) A minor reprimand.

(in the plural) See words.

Communication from God; the message of the Christian gospel; the Bible, Scripture.

Logos, Christ.

(transitive) To say or write (something) using particular words; to phrase (something).

To flatter with words, to cajole.

(transitive) To ply or overpower with words.

To conjure with a word.

To speak, to use words; to converse, to discourse.

Truth, indeed, that is the truth! The shortened form of the statement "My word is my bond."

An abbreviated form of word up; a statement of the acknowledgment of fact with a hint of nonchalant approval.

The spoken sign of a conception or an idea; an articulate or vocal sound, or a combination of articulate and vocal sounds, uttered by the human voice, and by custom expressing an idea or ideas; a single component part of human speech or language; a constituent part of a sentence; a term; a vocable.

Hence, the written or printed character, or combination of characters, expressing such a term; as, the words on a page.

Talk; discourse; speech; language.

Account; tidings; message; communication; information; - used only in the singular.

Signal; order; command; direction.

Language considered as implying the faith or authority of the person who utters it; statement; affirmation; declaration; promise.

Verbal contention; dispute.

A brief remark or observation; an expression; a phrase, clause, or short sentence.

To use words, as in discussion; to argue; to dispute.

To express in words; to phrase.

To ply with words; also, to cause to be by the use of a word or words.

To flatter with words; to cajole.

A unit of language that native speakers can identify;

A brief statement;

New information about specific and timely events;

The divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)

A promise;

A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group;

An exchange of views on some topic;

The sacred writings of the Christian religions;

A verbal command for action;

A word is a string of bits stored in computer memory;

Put into words or an expression;