notoriety

  • 21notoriety — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French notorieté, from Medieval Latin notorietat , notorietas, from notorius Date: circa 1650 1. the quality or state of being notorious 2. a notorious person …

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  • 22notoriety — Synonyms and related words: PR, acclaim, arrantness, ballyhoo, blatancy, blot, blurb, boldness, bright light, celebrity, character, common knowledge, conspicuousness, cry, currency, daylight, discredit, discreditableness, disgrace,… …

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  • 23notoriety — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. flagrancy, blatancy, notoriousness, disrepute.See publication.Ant., anonymity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. repute, renown, name; see fame 1 , reputation 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. infamy,… …

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  • 24notoriety — no·to·ri·e·ty || ‚nəʊtÉ™ raɪətɪ n. condition of being notorious; infamy, state of being unfavorably known; widespread reputation (usually poor) …

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  • 25notoriety — n. 1. Publicity. 2. Repute (generally in a bad sense), reputation, celebrity, fame, name, note, vogue, figure …

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  • 26notoriety — n 1. infamy, obloquy, opprobrium, disrepute, ill repute, Inf. black eye; shame, disgrace, dishonor, discredit; stigma, stain, blot, blot on the escutcheon, badge of infamy. 2. publicity, public notice, spotlight, limelight; fame, renown, bays,… …

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  • 27notoriety — no·to·ri·e·ty …

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  • 28notoriety — [ˌnəʊtəˈraɪəti] noun [U] a situation in which someone or something is famous for something that is bad …

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  • 29notoriety — no•to•ri•e•ty [[t]ˌnoʊ təˈraɪ ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the state or quality of being notorious 2) brit. Chiefly Brit. a notorious person • Etymology: 1585–95; < ML nōtōrietās < nōtōri(us) notorious …

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  • 30notoriety — /nowtarayadiy/ The state of being notorious or universally well known …

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