Publicity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution

the quality of being open to public view

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pʌblˈɪsᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/pʌblˈɪsɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pʌblˈɪsɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /pʌblˈɪsᵻɾi/.

Examples

the packaging of new ideas
the publicity of the court room

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

promotional material packaging promotion

Parts of Speech

noun	a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution “the packaging of new ideas”
noun	the quality of being open to public view “the publicity of the court room”

Word Forms

promote	verb	make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
public	adjective	not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

eine Nachricht, die im Namen eines Produkts, einer Sache, einer Idee, einer Person oder Institution herausgegeben wird

🇫🇷French

un message émis au nom d'un produit ou d'une cause ou d'une idée ou d'une personne ou d'une institution

🇪🇸Spanish

un mensaje emitido en nombre de algún producto o causa o idea o persona o institución

🇮🇹Italian

un messaggio emesso a favore di qualche prodotto, causa, idea, persona o istituzione

🇳🇱Dutch

publiciteit

een bericht uitgegeven namens een product, doel, idee, persoon of instelling

🇵🇹Portuguese

uma mensagem emitida em nome de algum produto ou causa ou ideia ou pessoa ou instituição

🇷🇺Russian

сообщение, выпущенное от имени какого-либо продукта, дела, идеи, человека или учреждения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रचार

किसी उत्पाद या उद्देश्य या विचार या व्यक्ति या संस्था की ओर से जारी किया गया संदेश

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রচার

কিছু পণ্য বা কারণ বা ধারণা বা ব্যক্তি বা প্রতিষ্ঠানের পক্ষে জারি করা একটি বার্তা

🇮🇳Tamil

விளம்பரம்

சில தயாரிப்பு அல்லது காரணம் அல்லது யோசனை அல்லது நபர் அல்லது நிறுவனம் சார்பாக வெளியிடப்பட்ட செய்தி

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రచారం

ఏదైనా ఉత్పత్తి లేదా కారణం లేదా ఆలోచన లేదా వ్యక్తి లేదా సంస్థ తరపున జారీ చేయబడిన సందేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रसिद्धी

काही उत्पादन किंवा कारण किंवा कल्पना किंवा व्यक्ती किंवा संस्थेच्या वतीने जारी केलेला संदेश

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રચાર

અમુક ઉત્પાદન અથવા કારણ અથવા વિચાર અથવા વ્યક્તિ અથવા સંસ્થા વતી જારી કરાયેલ સંદેશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಚಾರ

ಕೆಲವು ಉತ್ಪನ್ನ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾರಣ ಅಥವಾ ಕಲ್ಪನೆ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಪರವಾಗಿ ನೀಡಲಾದ ಸಂದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പബ്ലിസിറ്റി

ചില ഉൽപ്പന്നത്തിനോ കാരണത്തിനോ ആശയത്തിനോ വ്യക്തിക്കോ സ്ഥാപനത്തിനോ വേണ്ടി നൽകിയ സന്ദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਚਾਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਉਤਪਾਦ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਸਥਾ ਦੀ ਤਰਫੋਂ ਜਾਰੀ ਕੀਤਾ ਸੰਦੇਸ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

تشہیر

کسی پروڈکٹ یا وجہ یا خیال یا شخص یا ادارے کی جانب سے جاری کردہ پیغام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宣传

代表某些产品、事业、想法、个人或机构发出的消息

🇯🇵Japanese

宣伝

何らかの製品、理念、アイデア、個人、団体を代表して発行されるメッセージ

🇰🇷Korean

널리 알려짐

어떤 제품, 원인, 아이디어, 사람, 기관을 대신하여 발행된 메시지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

công khai

một thông điệp được đưa ra thay mặt cho một số sản phẩm hoặc nguyên nhân hoặc ý tưởng hoặc cá nhân hoặc tổ chức

🇹🇭Thai

การประชาสัมพันธ์

ข้อความที่ออกในนามของผลิตภัณฑ์หรือสาเหตุหรือความคิดหรือบุคคลหรือสถาบันบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

publisitas

pesan yang dikeluarkan atas nama beberapa produk atau tujuan atau ide atau orang atau institusi

🇵🇭Filipino

publisidad

isang mensaheng inilabas sa ngalan ng ilang produkto o dahilan o ideya o tao o institusyon

🇲🇾Malay

publisiti

mesej yang dikeluarkan bagi pihak sesuatu produk atau sebab atau idea atau orang atau institusi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دعاية

رسالة صادرة نيابة عن منتج أو قضية أو فكرة أو شخص أو مؤسسة

🇮🇷Persian

تبلیغات

پیامی که از طرف یک محصول یا علت یا ایده یا شخص یا موسسه صادر شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

tanıtım

bir ürün, amaç, fikir, kişi veya kurum adına yayınlanan bir mesaj

🇮🇱Hebrew

פִּרסוּם

הודעה שהונפקה בשם מוצר או מטרה או רעיון או אדם או מוסד כלשהו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'publicity'?

The primary meaning of 'publicity' is 'a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution'.

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Using 'publicity' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'publicity' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'publicity' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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