They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed to public notoriety. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Notoriety — Notoriety, Notorious † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Notoriety, Notorious (Lat. Notorietas, notorium, from notus, known). Notoriety is the quality or the state of things that are notorious; whatever is so fully or officially proved,… … Catholic encyclopedia
notoriety — I noun attaint, bad report, bad reputation, bad repute, bruit, celebrity, censure, conspicuousness, dedecoration, degradation, denunciation, disapprobation, discredit, disesteem, disfavor, disgrace, dishonor, disparagement, disreputability,… … Law dictionary
notoriety — (n.) 1590s, from M.Fr. notoriété or directly from M.L. notorietatem (nom. notorietas), from notorius well known (see NOTORIOUS (Cf. notorious)) … Etymology dictionary
notoriety — reputation, repute, éclat, *fame, celebrity, renown, honor, glory Analogous words: *publicity, ballyhoo, promotion, propaganda … New Dictionary of Synonyms
notoriety — [n] reputation ballyhoo*, celebrity, center stage*, dishonor, disrepute, éclat*, fame, flak*, infamy, ink*, name*, obloquy, opprobrium, renown, rep*, scandal, splash*, spotlight*, wise*; concepts 388,411 … New thesaurus
notoriety — [nōt΄ə rī′ə tē] n. [Fr notorieté < ML notorietas < notorius] 1. the quality or state of being notorious 2. pl. notorieties Chiefly Brit. a prominent or well known person … English World dictionary
notoriety — n. 1) to enjoy notoriety 2) notoriety for (notoriety for being corrupt) 3) notoriety surrounding (the notoriety surrounding the published accounts of bribery in high places) * * * [ˌnəʊtə raɪətɪ] to enjoy notoriety notoriety surrounding (the… … Combinatory dictionary
notoriety — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ a certain, considerable ▪ international, public VERB + NOTORIETY ▪ have ▪ achieve … Collocations dictionary
notoriety — no|to|ri|e|ty [ˌnəutəˈraıəti US ˌnou ] n [U] the state of being famous or well known for something that is bad or that people do not approve of of notoriety ▪ John is already a writer of some notoriety. gain/win/achieve notoriety (for sth) ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
notoriety — [[t]no͟ʊtəra͟ɪɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT To achieve notoriety means to become well known for something bad. He achieved notoriety as chief counsel to President Nixon in the Watergate break in. ...Christian Lacroix, who gained notoriety as one of Paris s… … English dictionary
