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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Notoriety \No'to*ri"e*ty\ (n[=o]'t[-o]*r[imac]"[-e]*t[y^]), noun [Cf. F. notori['e]t['e]. See {Notorious}.] 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.
They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed to public notoriety. --Addison.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
notoriety
noun: the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality [syn: {ill fame}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
86 Moby Thesaurus words for "notoriety": PR, acclaim, arrantness, ballyhoo, blatancy, blot, blurb, boldness, bright light, celebrity, character, common knowledge, conspicuousness, cry, currency, daylight, discredit, discreditableness, disgrace, disgracefulness, dishonor, dishonorableness, disreputability, disreputableness, disrepute, eclat, exposure, fame, famousness, figure, flagrance, flagrancy, glare, glory, high relief, hoopla, hue and cry, ignominy, infamy, kudos, limelight, maximum dissemination, name, noticeability, notoriousness, obloquy, obtrusiveness, opprobrium, ostentation, outstandingness, plug, popularity, press notice, prominence, promotion, pronouncedness, propaganda, public eye, public knowledge, public relations, public report, publicity, publicity story, publicness, puff, reclame, recognition, renown, rep, report, reputation, repute, salience, saliency, scandal, shame, shamefulness, spotlight, stain, strikingness, strong relief, the bubble reputation, unrespectability, unsavoriness, vogue, write-up
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
NOTORIETY, noun The fame of one's competitor for public honors. The kind of renown most accessible and acceptable to mediocrity. A Jacob's-ladder leading to the vaudeville stage, with angels ascending and descending.
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