Definition of Publicity

1. Noun. A message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution. "The packaging of new ideas"


2. Noun. The quality of being open to public view. "The publicity of the court room"
Generic synonyms: Quality
Derivative terms: Public

Definition of Publicity

1. n. The quality or state of being public, or open to the knowledge of a community; notoriety; publicness.

Definition of Publicity

1. Noun. Advertising or other activity designed to rouse public interest in something. ¹

2. Noun. Public interest attracted in this way. ¹

3. Noun. The condition of being the object of public attention. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Publicity

1. [n -TIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Publicity

publican
publicans
publicate
publication
publication bias
publication biases
publications
publicise
publicised
publiciser
publicises
publicising
publicist
publicists
publicities
publicity (current term)
publicity-hound
publicity-stunt
publicity hound
publicity man
publicity stunt
publicity stunts
publicizable
publicization
publicize
publicized
publicizer
publicizes
publicizing
publick

Literary usage of Publicity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Phi Delta Kappan by Phi Delta Kappa (1912)
"publicity (or Teachers Colleges A RECENT study of the publicity program of Colorado State Teachers College was made in which the most vital problems of ..."

2. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings ... Annual Forum by National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, Conference of Charities (U.S., Conference of Charities (U.S.), National Conference of Social Work (U.S. (1920)
"We spend one thousand on year-around publicity and think we have reached a fair ... We overlook the fact that surveys are a publicity force and unless they ..."

3. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings ... Annual Forum by National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, Conference of Charities (U.S., Conference of Charities (U.S.), National Conference of Social Work (U.S. (1920)
"Free newspaper publicity is the kind which is secured through the ... The most usual kind of publicity secured by social agencies is newspaper publicity. ..."

4. The Works of Jeremy Bentham by Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring (1843)
"Only in proportion as publicity has place can any of the checks, applicable to ... Where there is no publicity there is no justice. Instructional. ART. 2. ..."

5. Industrial Arts Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1914)
"Public service corporation of New Jersey-font. Public service publicity work in Newark, N. Pennsylvania public service companv law. ..."

6. Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin by Public Affairs Information Service (1920)
"publicity —Continued City government's advertising opportunity: why don't political parties show the excellent things being accomplished now, ..."

7. Careers for Women by Catherine Filene (1920)
"As yet it is only in the relatively big city banks that a publicity expert ... I believe as a rule, except in the cases where publicity is handled by one of ..."

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