Meaning of NOTORIETY
| Pronunciation: | | n`owtur'Iutee
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| | Definition: | | [n] the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality |
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| | Synonyms: | | ill fame |
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| | See Also: | | infamy, reputation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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