Definition of Notoreity

Definition of Notoreity

No`to*ri"e*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. notoriété. 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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

NOTORIETY, n. 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.

- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

The condition of being infamous or notorious
*"e who pourtrays 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." — Arthur Mervyn by Charles Brockden Brown

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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