publicity
Advertising or other activity designed to rouse public interest in something.
Noun 4 meanings
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.
Etymology
From French publicité, From Medieval Latin pūblicitātem, accusative singular of pūblicitās, from Latin pūblicus (“public, general”). Morphologically public + -ity.
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PUBLICITY at a glance
PUBLICITY has 9 letters and scores 18 points in Scrabble (P 3 + U 1 + B 3 + L 1 + I 1 + C 3 + I 1 + T 1 + Y 4) and 22 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,060 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with publicity
All rhymes- CITY9
- UNIVERSITY16
- COMMUNITY18
- SECURITY13
- QUALITY19
- ABILITY12
- OPPORTUNITY18
- MAJORITY20
- REALITY10
- ACTIVITY16
- AUTHORITY15
- RESPONSIBILITY21
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