Notoriety

Word NOTORIETY
Character 9
Hyphenation no to ri e ty
Pronunciations /nəʊ.təˈɹaɪ.ə.ti/

Definitions and meanings of "Notoriety"

What do we mean by notoriety?

The quality or condition of being notorious; ill fame. noun

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.

The quality or condition of being notorious; the state of being generally or publicly known; -- commonly used in an unfavorable sense. noun

The condition of being infamous or notorious. noun

The state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality noun

The condition of being infamous or notorious.

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The word "notoriety" in example sentences

Kansas is going to have to realize that they ` re going to need what we call a notoriety for profit law, which means that any items produced by BTK -- for example, letters, autographs, artwork, for sale -- their authorities would be able to seize money. ❋ Unknown (2005)

They need to enact what we call a notoriety-for-profit law. ❋ Unknown (2005)

But he might gain notoriety as an American Idol or European Appeaser! ❋ Unknown (2009)

Is the real story here that Fox created these bogus interviews because Fox has figured out that no one of any notoriety is going to let Sarah Palin interview them? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Defenseman Etienne St. Germain is a Quebec-born-and-bred rearguard playing at Northwood School in Lake Placid, N.Y. who is kind of sneaking in under the wire and has not received much notoriety from the NHL scouting community yet. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Holly's exitement about her increased notoriety is expressed her in her own words on her blog. ❋ Unknown (2010)

With the exception of a few arthouse hits, the type of Japanese films that gain notoriety in America tend to lean towards the violent or random. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Jason Barg, 24, a 2004 graduate of Penn State University who works for a Philadelphia accounting firm and founded an online real estate company, says notoriety is more about standing out from the crowd. ❋ Unknown (2007)

A passion for the poem and not a passion for the notoriety is what makes a major poet happen, when you least expect it. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Apparently his main claim to notoriety is that he is a former Big Brother contestant who “fame-whored” even more grossly than the norm for that program. ❋ Ben Barren (2006)

This is the story of Rosang Taba (who gained a certain notoriety among the pale-skinned elite as Rosa Gordura, and among the foreign merchants and traders as Rosa the Fat) and how she won a footrace against Ser Jaime Alonzo Pietrado ei Villareal - champion fencer, marksman, runner, swimmer, horseman, and the pride of the Ispaniola-in-Hinirang. posted by Dean at ❋ Dean Francis Alfar (2005)

Much of its notoriety is well deserved, since its most visible manifestations in the 20th Century were governments murdering or sterilizing people they didn't like. ❋ Steve Sailer (2005)

He carefully crafts these inflammatory comments to gain notoriety, thus, more money. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I was appalled even though his entire purpose throughout was simply to gain notoriety (one way or another) for his admittedly insulting views. ❋ Unknown (2005)

February 28th, 2005 7: 33 am that when you have a certain notoriety you get noticed all the time, whether you are having a good day or not. ❋ Unknown (2005)

And while receivers gain notoriety for leaping catches and running backs show off flashy moves, Steussie and his ilk measure themselves in a more mundane way that isn't about star turns or signature moves. ❋ Unknown (2004)

St. Louis Blues center Pavol Demitra's rise this season has been so dramatic that his notoriety is still two strides behind his performance level. ❋ Unknown (1999)

The banker paid his respects to Thomas W. Lawson, of Boston, whom he characterized as a notoriety seeker and branded as a ❋ Thomas William Lawson (1891)

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