Definitions for hearsays

hearsays hear·say

Spelling: [heer-sey]
IPA: /ˈhɪərˌseɪ/

Hearsays is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 198 anagrams from letters in hearsays (aaehrssy).

Definitions for hearsays

noun

  1. unverified, unofficial information gained or acquired from another and not part of one's direct knowledge:
  2. an item of idle or unverified information or gossip; rumor:

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characterized by hearsay:

Origin of hearsays

1525-35; orig. in phrase by hear say, translation of Middle French par ouïr dire

Examples for hearsays

The Malmesbury Diaries at this point consist chiefly of hearsays, which can readily be refuted.

This is satisfactory, for one grain of fact is more precious than a bushel of guesses and hearsays.

hearsays cannot hide it from him; he is blind, homeless, miserable, following hearsays; it glares in upon him.

The heart of each is lying dead; has no power of sympathy even with things,—or he would believe them and not hearsays.

There is no communion possible among men who believe only in hearsays.

The subjection of holy reason to hearsays could hardly go further.

What is his Hell, after all these reputable, oft-repeated hearsays, what is it?

It only disposes, necessitates and invincibly compels him to disbelieve other men's dead formulas, hearsays and untruths.

Landmarks, too, indisputable to need recognition were ignored altogether, and all the hearsays of the countryside were reviewed.

hearsays cannot hide it from him; he is blind, homeless, miserable, following hearsays; it glares-in upon him.

Word Value for hearsays
Scrable

14

Words with friends

12

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