notorious
UK /nə(ʊ)ˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əs/ · US /nəˈtɔ.ɹi.əs/ adjective, adverb
- adjective Of a person or entity: generally or widely known for something negative; infamous.
- adjective Of an act, situation, etc.: blameworthy in an obvious and offensive way; blatant, flagrant.
- adjective Generally or widely known; of common knowledge; famous or well-known.
- adjective Clear, evident, obvious.
- adjective Generally or widely knowable.
- adverb (obsolete) Synonym of notoriously.
Synonyms
ill-famed infamous nithing disreputable nefarious niddering nidering notoriously
Antonyms
famous bait fabled famed famoused iconic irrecondite known legendary mere notable noted
Etymology
From Late Middle English notoryous, from Medieval Latin nōtōrius (“evident, known; famous, well-known; infamous”), from Latin nōtus (“known, recognized; familiar, widely known; famous, well-known; infamous”) + -tōrius (suffix forming adjectives). Nōtus is the perfect passive participle of nōscō (“to become acquainted with or learn about (something); (rare) to be familiar with, recognize”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know; to recognize”).
* Catalan notori (“well-known”)
* Middle French notoire (Anglo-Norman notoire, notoir, notore, notorie, modern French notoire (“notorious; well-known”))
* Italian notorio (“notorious; well-known”)
* Portuguese notorjo (obsolete), notório (“illustrious; open, public; notorious”)
* Spanish notorio (“apparent, clear, obvious; well-known”)
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Generally known and talked of by the public; universally believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; --usually in an unfavorable sense; as, a notorious thief; a notorious crime or vice.
Etymology [L. notorius pointing out, making known, fr. noscere, notum, to known: cf. F. notoire. See Know.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “notorious”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details