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notoriety Definition

no·to·ri·ety (nōt′ə rīə tē)

noun

  1. the quality or state of being notorious
  2. pl. -·tiesChiefly Brit. a prominent or well-known person

Etymology: Fr notorieté < ML notorietas < notorius

notoriety Synonyms

notoriety

n.

repute, renown, name; see fame 1, reputation 1, 2.

notoriety Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • gain: Three of the early fellows gained notoriety, at least locally.
  • achieve: Wallace the lion was to achieve high notoriety at the infamous ' Lion Fight ' in Warwick.
  • attain: Their fourth child, John, attained some notoriety.
  • earn: And at the last Olympics, Britain's swimmers earned a certain notoriety for, shall we say, world-class partying.
  • acquire: This storm has acquired a certain notoriety for several reasons.
  • enjoy: He neither sought nor enjoys the notoriety that it brought.

Adjective modifier

  • unenviable: This station was garrisoned by the 41 st Native Infantry, a regiment which gained an unenviable notoriety in the Mutiny.
  • worldwide: It was the resulting press coverage from his time here that gained him worldwide notoriety.
  • considerable: However, fish was often in short supply with the result that fish queues gained considerable notoriety.
  • certain: This storm has acquired a certain notoriety for several reasons.
  • international: Nicosia As the last divided city in Europe, Nicosia enjoys a certain degree of international notoriety.
  • national: Three years ago Claire gained national notoriety by making outstanding predictions on ITV's show of the same name.

Modifies a noun

  • rating: What's going to make the choice of approach important is the new Notoriety rating.

Preposition: in

  • press: The application of these paradigms will be tested against recent cases which have gained notoriety in the press.
  • 1960s: The Lodge gained some notoriety in the 1960s when it was used as a weekend retreat by the Kray Twins.

Preposition: of

  • case: Also, that the test should be constant: that it should not be varied according to the seriousness or notoriety of the case.

Preposition: with

  • mother: Before going on to worldwide notoriety with the Mothers of Invention in the late Sixties, Zappa recorded soundtracks for a couple of B-movies.
  • publication: His literary career had achieved notoriety with the publication of " The Picture Of Dorian Gray " .