Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

notoriety

/nəʊ.təˈɹaɪ.ə.ti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: no-to-ri-ety
IPA: /nəʊ.təˈɹaɪ.ə.ti/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An infamous or notorious condition or reputation.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[H]e who portrays examples of disinterestedness and intrepidity, confers on virtue the notoriety and homage that are due to it, and rouses in the spectators, the spirit of salutary emulation."
"I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper."
"This seems to me to be a reasonable request, and I will try to explain to you what it is that has given me this false notoriety; so please give me your attention."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: notoriété, nōtōrietās

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /noʊ.tɚ.aɪ.ə.ti/
British English: /nəʊ.təˈɹaɪ.ə.ti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

notorieties (plural)

Synonyms

ill fame infamy notoriousness

Rhymes With

society variety anxiety sobriety piety propriety impropriety satiety impiety ebriety saciety

Questions

How do you pronounce notoriety?: The recorded pronunciation is /nəʊ.təˈɹaɪ.ə.ti/.
What does notoriety mean?: An infamous or notorious condition or reputation.
Where does notoriety come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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