notoriety

English

Etymology

From notorious, from Medieval Latin nōtōrius, from Latin nōtus (“known”), perfect passive participle of nōscō (“get to know”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /noʊ.tɚ.aɪ.ə.ti/

Noun

notoriety (plural notorieties)

1. The condition of being infamous or notorious
   • 1799, Charles Brockden Brown, Arthur Mervyn:

     [H]e who portrays examples of disinterestedness and intrepidity, confers on virtue the notoriety and homage that are due to it, and rouses in the spectators, the spirit of salutary emulation.

Synonyms

• ill fame
• infamy

Translations

condition of being infamous

Catalan: notorietat (ca) f. Estonian: kurikuulsus Finnish: pahamaineisuus (fi)

Russian: дурная слава 'f.' Spanish: notoriedad (es) f.