/noh'teuh ruy"i tee/ , n. , pl. notorieties .
1. the state, quality, or character of being notorious or widely known: a craze for notoriety.
2. Chiefly Brit. a notorious or celebrated person.
[ 1585-95; notorietas, equiv. to notori ( us ) NOTORIOUS + -etas, var. (after -i- ) of -ITY ]
Syn. 1. disrepute, ill-repute, shame, infamy.