notorious

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nə(ʊ)ˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əs/ (General American) enPR: nə-tôrʹē-əs, nō- IPA(key): /nəˈtɔ.ɹi.əs/, /noʊ-/ Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəs Hyphenation: no‧tor‧i‧ous === Adjective === notorious (comparative more notorious, superlative most notorious) Senses with an unfavourable connotation. Of a person or entity: generally or widely known for something negative; infamous. Synonyms: ill-famed, infamous, nithing; see also Thesaurus:notorious Antonyms: famous; see also Thesaurus:famous Of an act, situation, etc.: blameworthy in an obvious and offensive way; blatant, flagrant. Senses with a favourable or neutral connotation. Generally or widely known; of common knowledge; famous or well-known. (obsolete) Clear, evident, obvious. Generally or widely knowable. ==== Usage notes ==== The word notorious originally had a neutral or positive connotation (sharing a Latin root with the words notable and noteworthy) but is now usually associated with negative characteristics. The word is still used to describe positive characteristics (“a notorious perfectionist” or “notorious for his generosity”) but this use is now considered playful or ironic as a result of the word’s negative connotations. ==== Antonyms ==== unnotorious ==== Derived terms ==== notorify (obsolete) notoriously notoriousness unnotorious open and notorious ==== Related terms ==== notoriety notorily (obsolete) notory (obsolete) ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === notorious (comparative more notorious, superlative most notorious) (obsolete) Synonym of notoriously. === References === === Further reading === notorious (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia