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When a child wants to be accepted, he'll do anything. And if it means you're getting a certain amount of notoriety from a fight, that's what you'll do.
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Meaning of "notoriety" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NOTORIETY

notoriety  [ˌnəʊtəˈraɪətɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NOTORIETY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Notoriety is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NOTORIETY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of notoriety in the English dictionary

The definition of notoriety in the dictionary is the state of being notorious.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NOTORIETY


contrariety
ˌkɒntrəˈraɪətɪ
ebriety
ɪˈbraɪətɪ
gaiety
ˈɡeɪətɪ
intersociety
ˌɪntəsəˈsaɪətɪ
liberty
ˈlɪbətɪ
obesity
əʊˈbiːsətɪ
poverty
ˈpɒvətɪ
property
ˈprɒpətɪ
propriety
prəˈpraɪətɪ
severity
sɪˈvɛrətɪ
similarity
ˌsɪmɪˈlærətɪ
sobriety
səʊˈbraɪətɪ
society
səˈsaɪətɪ
subcontrariety
ˌsʌbkɒntrəˈraɪətɪ
subsociety
ˌsʌbsəˈsaɪətɪ
subvariety
ˈsʌbvəˌraɪətɪ
suitability
ˌsuːtəˈbɪlətɪ
sustainability
səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlətɪ
validity
vəˈlɪdətɪ
variability
ˌvɛərɪəˈbɪlətɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NOTORIETY

notionalist
notionality
notionally
notionist
notions
notitia
notochord
notochordal
notodontid
Notogaea
Notogaean
notonectal
notorious
notoriously
notoriousness
notornis
nototherium
notoungulate
notour
notour bankrupt

WORDS THAT END LIKE NOTORIETY

anxiety
benefit society
Big Society
building society
civil society
consumer society
garden-variety
grape variety
high society
honor society
humane society
impropriety
inebriety
insobriety
Law Society
moiety
piety
Royal Society
secret society
variety

Synonyms and antonyms of notoriety in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NOTORIETY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «notoriety» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of notoriety

Translation of «notoriety» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NOTORIETY

Find out the translation of notoriety to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of notoriety from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «notoriety» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

声名狼藉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mala fama
570 millions of speakers

English

notoriety
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बदनामी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سمعة سيئة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Дурная слава
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

notoriedade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুখ্যাতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

notoriété
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terkenal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

traurige Berühmtheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悪名高いこと
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

악명
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jenenge
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

danh nhân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கெட்ட பெயரை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपकीर्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

adı çıkma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

notorietà
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozgłos
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

погана слава
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

notorietate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φήμη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bekendheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ökändhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

beryktet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of notoriety

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NOTORIETY»

The term «notoriety» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.054 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NOTORIETY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «notoriety» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «notoriety» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about notoriety

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10 QUOTES WITH «NOTORIETY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word notoriety.
1
John Abbott
I hate politics and what are considered their appropriate measures. I hate notoriety, public meetings, public speeches, caucuses and everything that I know of which is apparently the necessary incident of politics - except doing public work to the best of my ability.
2
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
When a child wants to be accepted, he'll do anything. And if it means you're getting a certain amount of notoriety from a fight, that's what you'll do.
3
Troy Baker
I don't ever want it to be about me. A friend of mine told me, 'The difference between fame and notoriety is fame is when people know you, and notoriety is when people know your work.' The first one is not respectable, but the second one is, because that leaves a legacy.
4
Eric Balfour
To whatever degree you have as a celebrity or notoriety, there are people who see you as an opinion leader.
5
Brian Boitano
The Olympics are great for notoriety right off the bat, but your body of work is what people remember you for.
6
Morgan Brittany
You have to work in this business on your own terms. Don't sell out for money, fame, or notoriety.
7
Billy Carter
I do not deny I brought most of my notoriety on myself, nor do I apologize for it.
8
Bryan Cranston
There's this notion that in order to draw attention and to be considered for roles I want to be considered for, you need a certain amount of notoriety.
9
George William Curtis
Reputation is favorable notoriety as distinguished from fame, which is permanent approval of great deeds and noble thoughts by the best intelligence of mankind.
10
Bill Dixon
Rock musicians, and a vast array of popular-music musicians, due to their wealth, acquired through the mass of their notoriety, are able to be listened to and heard and thus are able to effect change on an international level.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOTORIETY»

Discover the use of notoriety in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to notoriety and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Marriage of Notoriety
The scars she keeps hidden… The mysterious pianiste is the Masquerade Club's newest attraction, captivating guests with her haunting music.
Diane Gaston, 2014
2
A Touch of Notoriety (Mills & Boon Modern) (Buenos Aires ...
Rules are made to be broken Beth Blake has a perfectly normal life in London – until a secret from the past thrusts her into notoriety and she finds herself in Argentina, under the watchful eye of a bodyguard.
Carole Mortimer, 2013
3
A Reputation for Notoriety (Mills & Boon Historical) (The ...
RAISING THE STAKES.
Diane Gaston, 2013
4
Lords of Notoriety (Mills & Boon Historical): The Ruthless ...
Amidst a scandal, she finally has Julian all to herself – and Lucy will stop at nothing to show him they can overcome any trial through a true meeting of souls...and bodies! A Kasey Michaels Double Bill
Kasey Michaels, 2009
5
Dangerous to Know: Women, Crime, and Notoriety in the Early ...
This tale of kidnapping, betrayal, and murder follows the lives of two women on the margins of early nineteenth-century society, showing how they manipulated conventions to further their own ends while redefining what was possible for women ...
Susan Branson, 2011
6
A Lady of Notoriety
DESIRED FOR HERSELF ALONE.
Diane Gaston, 2014
7
The Youth of Câezanne and Zola: Notoriety at Its Source Art ...
Andersen has translated for the first time Zola's youthful and not-so-youthful letters to his boyhood friend and fellow warrior, Paul Cezanne.
Wayne V. Andersen, 2003
8
Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of ...
But, My Lord if “ notoriety” is sufficient proof of guilt, what is the crime of which I have been found guilty, and which has called forth so prompt and so severe an exercise of the Royal l'rerogative?—The attcm t' to defend, with my humble ability,  ...
Canada. Parliament. Legislative Assembly, 1849
9
The Instant Celebrity: Their 15 Minutes of Fame, Notoriety ...
The Instant Celebrity: Their 15 Minutes of Fame, Notoriety or Whatever is about those people who become famous, more often than not, for absolutely nothing - certainly not talent or real merit.
Tanya Slover, 2012
10
Woman: An Intimate Geography
For my college yearbook, I chose as my defining (if overly arch) quotation a line from Ulysses: "Youth led by experience visits notoriety." I loved the idea of being taken by the hand by a sharp older woman, her gray hair snazzily coiffed, and led  ...
Natalie Angier, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOTORIETY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term notoriety is used in the context of the following news items.
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I Am Cait: Caitlyn Jenner's new show is a profound transition – for …
The program is the thing that catapulted Kim Kardashian from sex tape notoriety to global phenomenon and selfie-taking mega-brand, but it's ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Ted Cruz Calls McConnell a Liar on Senate Floor
The first-term senator gained notoriety for helping shut down the government in 2013 in an attempt to defund Obamacare. At one point during a ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
3
Archive video shows Nazi flag flying in Glasgow; Hitler salute in …
... especially how symbols of Hitler's Germany - the swastika, the salute - had not gained the notoriety and connotations that they hold today. «The Independent, Jul 15»
4
Gambia frees more than 200 prisoners including past coup plotters
The Mile 2 prison has gained notoriety among residents and rights groups for its secrecy. The United Nations Special Rapporteur said the ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
5
Why Is Today's Art So Meaningless?
He won notoriety for a series of works he started sometime in the mid-1960s. He created one canvas a day with the date painted in simple white ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
6
Coastal Carolina to the Sun Belt? Make. This. Happen.
This isn't some slouch of a school trying to gain notoriety through FBS football. So far, Coastal officials are more or less mum on the issue, ... «Underdog Dynasty, Jul 15»
7
Our latest slate of speakers for GamesBeat 2015
Her team created the mobile game Revolution 60 last year, but Wu gained more notoriety as a vocal opponent of Gamergate, the gamer-rage ... «VentureBeat, Jul 15»
8
Minuteman founder's trial on sexual abuse charges postponed
Chris Simcox gained notoriety as a founder of an Arizona border militia but he now faces child-molestation charges in which he wants to take ... «azcentral.com, Jul 15»
9
Children in bitter Oakland County custody battle to remain at …
Included in the bill were $11,605 in charges stemming from the custody dispute and its notoriety, including $1,680 for extra security, $525 for ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
10
Michael Jackson Was Almost in Star Wars
... Vice, Ahmed Best, the actor who played Jar Jar in the second Star Wars trilogy, discusses his turbulent journey from nothingness to notoriety. «Vulture, Jul 15»

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