Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An infamous or notorious condition or reputation.

    Notorietät, schlechter Ruf, traurige Berühmtheit

    дурна́я сла́ваdurnája sláva

More definitions
  • the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality

Examples

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  1. Kabyle textiles, the notoriety of saints.

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  2. Ziri achieved notoriety for his work on primates.

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  3. Layla wasn't receiving the attention and notoriety that she wanted.

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  4. I recalled her as an energetic, autocratic personality, somewhat inclined to charitable and social notoriety.

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  5. Fadil craved notoriety.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
condition of being infamous or notorious:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
condition of being infamous or notorious:

Origin

Derived from Middle French notoriété, from Medieval Latin nōtōrietās, from nōtōrius, from

Derived from Middle French notoriété, from Medieval Latin nōtōrietās, from nōtōrius, from nōtus (“known”), perfect passive participle of nōscō (“get to know”). By surface analysis, notorious + -ety.

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Forms

plural: notorieties
Singularnotoriety
Pluralnotorieties

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality:ill fame

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
notoriety — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto