'Notoriety' definitions:
Definition of 'notoriety'
(from WordNet)
noun
The state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality [syn: notoriety, ill fame]
Definition of 'Notoriety'
From: GCIDE
- Notoriety \No`to*ri"e*ty\ (n[=o]`t[-o]*r[imac]"[-e]*t[y^]), 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. [1913 Webster]
- They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed to public notoriety. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'notoriety'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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