Skip to the word

Added 9 October 2026

publicity

/pʌbˈlɪsɪti/ noun

Latin root: pūblicitātem Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about publicity at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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.

Origin

From French publicité, From Medieval Latin pūblicitātem, accusative singular of pūblicitās, from Latin pūblicus (“public, general”). Morphologically public + -ity.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

Back to today's word