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Definitions for Notoriety
ˌnoʊ təˈraɪ ɪ tino·to·ri·ety

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. notoriety, ill famenoun

    the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality

Wiktionary

  1. notorietynoun

    The condition of being infamous or notorious

  2. Etymology: From notorious, from notorius, from notus, perfect passive participle of nosco.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Notorietynoun

    Publick knowledge; publick exposure.

    Etymology: notorieté, Fr. from notorious.

    We see what a multitude of pagan testimonies may be produced for all those remarkable passages: and indeed of several, that more than answer your expectation, as they were not subjects in their own nature so exposed to publick notoriety. Joseph Addison, on Christ. Relig.

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  1. notoriety

    Notoriety refers to the state of being known or famous usually for some unfavorable act or quality. It is the condition of being notorious or widely and unfavorably known.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Notorietynoun

    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

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. notorit. See Notorious.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Notoriety in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Notoriety in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Notoriety in a Sentence

  1. Clifton Newman:

    It had the added notoriety because it involved a lawyer who had been accused of stealing money from clients, over eight million dollars from any number of clients, a lawyer who admittedly was strung out on drugs and more than anything else, a man who’s accused of killing his wife and his son.

  2. Arsene Wenger:

    I don't think the situation is definite, that can change very quickly, and although I don't know the situation well overall, Ozil made a comment and after, when you make a comment about your individual opinion, you accept the consequences of it, first of all Mesut Ozil has freedom of speech like everyone else and he uses his notoriety to express his opinions, what is not necessarily shared by everybody but he has the right to do that.

  3. George Conway:

    It was an unusual situation, especially in politics, or Washington, and certainly in Republican politics... it's very unusual for a husband to get his notoriety and power through his wife. It's usually the other way around, people are always saying,' George and you should write a book, George and you should come to Harvard and speak,' you know side by side and we should do all that, and I think,' oh, OK,' but then I'd have to give him my power.

  4. Kamran Ansari:

    The company is not flashy and doesn't try to generate a lot of buzz or press for every little thing it does, it doesn't get some of the notoriety, but I think the term that comes to mind is : built to last.

  5. Commander Lonny Cavalier:

    However Lenise Martin III on Saturday puts it on Facebook to gain this notoriety and at the end of the day, it gives other people ideas that are not the best interest of public health.

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