About The Word Notoriety

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Notoriety

Notoriety Meaning & Definition
Notoriety Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Notoriety?

[n] the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality

Synonyms | Synonyms for Notoriety: ill fame

Related Terms | Find terms related to Notoriety: acclaim | arrantness | ballyhoo | blatancy | blot | blurb | boldness | bright light | celebrity | character | common knowledge | conspicuousness | cry | currency | daylight | discredit | discreditableness | disgrace | disgracefulness | dishonor | dishonorableness | disreputability | disreputableness | disrepute | eclat | exposure | fame | famousness | figure | flagrance | flagrancy | glare | glory | high relief | hoopla | hue and cry | ignominy | infamy | kudos | limelight | maximum dissemination | name | noticeability | notoriousness | obloquy | obtrusiveness | opprobrium | ostentation | outstandingness | plug | popularity | PR | press notice | prominence | promotion | pronouncedness | propaganda | public eye | public knowledge | public relations | public report | publicity | publicity story | publicness | puff | reclame | recognition | renown | rep | report | reputation | repute | salience | saliency | scandal | shame | shamefulness | spotlight | stain | strikingness | strong relief | the bubble reputation | unrespectability | unsavoriness | vogue | write-up

See Also | infamy | reputation

Notoriety In Webster's Dictionary

\No`to*ri"e*ty\, n. [Cf. F. notori['e]t['e]. See {Notorious}.] The quality or condition of being notorious; the state of being generally or publicly known; -- commonly used in an unfavorable sense; as, the notoriety of a crime. They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed to public notoriety. --Addison.

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