publicity

CEFRB1

/pʌbˈlɪsɪti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Attention or information given to make people notice something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Public interest attracted in this way.

Examples

  • The news brought her a lot of publicity.

  • That's just a cheap publicity stunt.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The condition of being the object of public attention.

  2. Advertising or other activity designed to rouse public interest in something.

  3. The quality of being public, not private.

More examples

In context

  • Any publicity, runs the axiom, is good publicity.

  • 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.

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Origin

noun

From French publicité, From Medieval Latin pūblicitātem, accusative singular of pūblicitās, from Latin pūblicus (“public, general”). Morphologically public + -ity.