notorious

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

known widely and usually unfavorably
- "a notorious gangster"
- "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"

Adj

Senses with an unfavourable connotation.
Of a person or entity: generally or widely known for something negative; infamous.
Senses with an unfavourable connotation.
Of an act, situation, etc.: blameworthy in an obvious and offensive way; blatant, flagrant.
Senses with a favourable or neutral connotation.
Generally or widely known; of common knowledge; famous or well-known.
Senses with a favourable or neutral connotation.
Clear, evident, obvious.
Senses with a favourable or neutral connotation.
Generally or widely knowable.

Adv

Synonym of notoriously.

Origin / Etymology

From Late Middle English notoryous, from Medieval Latin nōtōrius (“evident, known; famous, well-known; infamous”), from Latin nōtus (“known, recognized; familiar, widely known; famous, well-known; infamous”) + -tōrius (suffix forming adjectives). Nōtus is the perfect passive participle of nōscō (“to become acquainted with or learn about (something); (rare) to be familiar with, recognize”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know; to recognize”).
cognates
* Catalan notori (“well-known”)
* Middle French notoire (Anglo-Norman notoire, notoir, notore, notorie, modern French notoire (“notorious; well-known”))
* Italian notorio (“notorious; well-known”)
* Portuguese notorjo (obsolete), notório (“illustrious; open, public; notorious”)
* Spanish notorio (“apparent, clear, obvious; well-known”)

Synonyms

ill-famed, infamous, notoriously

Antonyms

famous, unnotorious

Scrabble Score: 9

notorious is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
notorious is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
notorious is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

notorious is a valid Words With Friends word