publicity

American  

[puh-blis-i-tee] / pʌˈblɪs ɪ ti /

noun

1. extensive mention in the news media or by word of mouth or other means of communication.

2. public notice so gained.

3. the measures, process, or business of securing public notice.

4. information, articles, or advertisements issued to secure public notice or attention.

5. the state of being public, or open to general observation or knowledge.

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publicity British  

/ pʌˈblɪsɪtɪ /

noun

1. 1. the technique or process of attracting public attention to people, products, etc, as by the use of the mass media

   2. ( as modifier )

      a publicity agent

2. public interest resulting from information supplied by such a technique or process

3. information used to draw public attention to people, products, etc

4. the state of being public

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Other Word Forms

• nonpublicity noun
• overpublicity noun
• propublicity adjective
• superpublicity noun

Etymology

Origin of publicity

1785–95; < French publicité < Medieval Latin pūblicitās. See public, -ity

Example Sentences

Both women owned their own planes and Pickford, Wanamaker says, brought a “dragon” plane to Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, posing in front of it as a publicity stunt.

From Los Angeles Times

The current series follows the fall-out when "a splashy fintech darling bursts onto the London scene", according to the publicity released ahead of the show's scheduled broadcast in the new year.

From BBC

This is not the first time the Bom has weathered a publicity storm.

From BBC

Around that time, there was a lot of publicity about Americans, especially older single women like myself, moving to Portugal.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This group of people, who hide behind anonymity, and their attorneys seek global publicity while making the ugliest of false allegations,” Frost told TMZ.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• attention
• clout
• commercial
• distribution
• fame
• hoopla
• hype
• noise
• notoriety
• propaganda