publicity
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publicity
- /pʌbˈlɪsɪti/
Rhymes with -ɪsɪti
Where it comes from
From French publicité, From Medieval Latin pūblicitātem, accusative singular of pūblicitās, from Latin pūblicus (“public, general”). Morphologically public + -ity.
noun publicities
- Advertising or other activity designed to rouse public interest in something. A gay man accused of disorderly conduct for posting publicity for a Boston gay event was found not guilty in Cambridge District Court on July 22.
- Public interest attracted in this way. Any publicity, runs the axiom, is good publicity.
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The condition of being the object of public attention.
Similar: buzz
- The quality of being public, not private. Amelia's gentle eyes, too, had been fixed anxiously on the pair, whose conduct had so chafed the jealous General; but when Rebecca entered her box, she flew to her friend with an affectionate rapture which showed itself, in spite of the publicity of the place; for she embraced her dearest friend in
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: promotion, promotional material, advertise, publicist, publicize, promotional, advertisement, propaganda, advertising, advert, communication, registry, campaign, published, publication, publishing
Translations
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noun advertising or other activity designed to rouse public interest in something
| Español | publicidad, toda la publicidad, publicidades |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 宣伝 senden, 広報 kōhō |
| 中文 | 宣傳 /宣传 xuānchuán |
| हिन्दी | प्रचार pracār |
| Português | publicidade |
| Français | publicité |
| Deutsch | Werbung |
| Italiano | pubblicità |
| Ελληνικά | διαφήμιση diafímisi |
| Română | publicitate |
| Русский | рекла́ма rekláma, пабли́сити pablísiti |
noun public interest attracted in this way
| Ελληνικά | δημοσιότητα dimosiótita |
|---|---|
| Română | publicitate |
| Русский | сла́ва sláva, изве́стность izvéstnostʹ |
noun the condition of being the object of public attention
| Ελληνικά | δημοσιότητα dimosiótita |
|---|---|
| Русский | гла́сность glásnostʹ, пабли́сити pablísiti |
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@misc{publicity_2026,
title = {publicity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/publicity},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
