Publicity

Noun

 * 1) Advertising or other activity designed to rouse public interest in something.
 * 2) Public interest attracted in this way.
 * 3) The condition of being the object of public attention.

Derived terms

 * publicity hound


 * publicity stunt

Related terms

 * public


 * publicist


 * publicness

Adjectives for Publicity
unwanted; unfavorable; undesirable; immediate; wholesome; unsparing; unpleasant; humiliating; vague; unsavory; national; wide-spread; long-sought.

Verbs for Publicity
achieve—; attain—; avoid—; balk at—; court—; decry—; elude—; favor with—; gain—; leash—; maneuver for—; release—; screen from—; shower with—; shrink from —; shun—; submit to—; suffer—; sustain—; yearn for—; —celebrates; —engulfs; — fames; —glares.

Thesaurus
PR, acclaim, account, acquaintance, advertising, announcement, ballyhoo, blue book, blurb, briefing, bright light, broadcasting, buildup, bulletin, celebrity, character, commercial, common knowledge, communication, communique, cry, currency, data, datum, daylight, directory, dispatch, eclat, enlightenment, evidence, exposure, facts, factual information, fame, familiarization, famousness, figure, gen, general information, glare, glory, guidebook, handout, hard information, hard sell, hoopla, hue and cry, incidental information, info, information, instruction, intelligence, knowledge, kudos, light, limelight, maximum dissemination, mention, message, name, notice, notification, notoriety, notoriousness, plug, popularity, presentation, press notice, press-agentry, promotion, promotional material, promulgation, proof, propaganda, public eye, public knowledge, public relations, public report, publication, publicity story, publicness, puff, puffery, reclame, recognition, release, renown, report, reputation, repute, sidelight, spotlight, statement, the bubble reputation, the dope, the goods, the know, the scoop, transmission, vogue, white book, white paper, word, write-up

Etymology
From publicité.

Translations

 * Catalan: publicitat
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 宣傳, 宣传
 * Dutch: publiciteit
 * Esperanto:
 * French: publicité


 * German: Werbung
 * Greek:
 * Irish: bolscaireacht
 * Japanese: 宣伝
 * Russian: реклама
 * Spanish:


 * Catalan: publicitat
 * Dutch: publiciteit


 * Greek: δημοσιότητα


 * Greek: δημοσιότητα