Dictionary entries for 'publicity'

Synonyms

pub·lic·i·ty (pŭ-blĭśĭ-tē)

[French publicité, from public, public, from Old French; see public.]

noun

1. Information that concerns a person, group, event, or product and that is disseminated through various media to attract public notice.
2. Public interest, notice, or notoriety achieved by the spreading of such information.
3. The act, process, or occupation of disseminating information to gain public interest.
The condition of being public.