English Online Dictionary. What means publicity? What does publicity mean?
English
Etymology
From French publicité, From Medieval Latin pūblicitātem, accusative singular of pūblicitās, from Latin pūblicus (“public, general”).
Morphologically public + -ity
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪsɪti
Noun
publicity (usually uncountable, plural publicities)
- 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.