notoriety

Questions about notoriety

What does notoriety mean?

notoriety means "the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality".

How many syllables are in notoriety?

notoriety has 5 syllables: no-to-ri-e-ty. The stress falls on "ri". In IPA it is /ˌnoʊtɚˈaɪəti/.

What is another word for notoriety?

Close synonyms include ill fame. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is notoriety a common word?

notoriety is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with notoriety?

1 word rhymes with notoriety. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.