Notoriety

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The quality or condition of being notorious; ill fame.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The condition of being infamous or notorious.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The quality or condition of being notorious; the state of being generally or publicly known; -- commonly used in an unfavorable sense.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • The state or character of being notorious; the character of being publicly or generally, and especially unfavorably, known; notoriousness: as, the notoriety of a crime.
  • One who is notorious or well-known.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    infamy   
    Cross Reference
    Hyponym
    reputation   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ill fame    infamy   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    anxiety    impropriety    piety    propriety    sobriety    society    variety   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    publicity    popularity    renown    acclaim    preëminence    vogue    fame    prestige    repute    scandal