Definition of PUBLICITY

publicity

Meanings

Plural: publicities

Noun

  • a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
  • the quality of being open to public view
    • "the publicity of the court room"
  • Advertising or other activity designed to rouse public interest in something.
  • Public interest attracted in this way.
  • The condition of being the object of public attention.
  • The quality of being public, not private.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

packaging, promotion, promotional material

Scrabble Score: 18

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

Words With Friends Score: 22

publicity is a valid Words With Friends word