'Hearsay' definitions:

Definition of 'hearsay'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Heard through another rather than directly; "hearsay information"
noun
Gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth [syn: rumor, rumour, hearsay]

Definition of 'Hearsay'

From: GCIDE
  • Hearsay \Hear"say`\ (h[=e]r"s[=a]`), n. Report; rumor; fame; common talk; something heard from another. [1913 Webster]
  • Much of the obloquy that has so long rested on the memory of our great national poet originated in frivolous hearsays of his life and conversation. --Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster]
  • Hearsay evidence (Law), that species of testimony which consists in a narration by one person of matters told him by another. It is, with a few exceptions, inadmissible as testimony. --Abbott. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'hearsay'

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Words containing 'Hearsay'