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

Plaza’s decision to put the property on the market came just days after she completed a brief publicity tour for her new movie, “Honey Don’t!”

From MarketWatch

He said he didn’t expect the publicity, that his act “was something I had to do.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In an interview with Variety, the Canadian author explained that a Parkinson's expert contacted her after hearing about her diagnosis in a publicity interview for the series.

From BBC

The publicity generated by the fallout duly prompted the company's sales to skyrocket.

From BBC

“Liu’s true motive in pursuing such partnerships was not to develop a sustainable content business but to generate publicity that could be used to artificially inflate token prices for Liu’s personal gain,” Kowal’s lawsuit says.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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