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\ \ [16] Notorious originally meant simply ‘well known’. It was borrowed from medieval Latin nōtōrius, which was a derivative of nōtus ‘known’, the past participle of Latin nōscere ‘know’ (source also of English notice, notion, etc). The English word very soon came to be used in association with derogatory nouns (as in ‘a notorious liar’), and by the early 17th century the adjective itself had taken on negative connotations. (Noble, which comes from the same ultimate source and likewise etymologically means ‘known’, has gone up in the world as far as notorious has gone down.)
\ \ Cf.⇒ NOTICE
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Notorious — may refer to: In film and television: Notorious (1946 film), a thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock Notorious (2009 film), a biopic about The Notorious B.I.G. (Biggie Smalls) Notorious (TV series), an American documentary series Notorious (The… … Wikipedia
Notorious B.I.G. — Notorious B.I.G. The Notorious B.I.G. Основная информация Имя при рождении Кристофер Джордж Латор Уоллес Дата рождения … Википедия
notorious — no·to·ri·ous /nō tōr ē əs/ adj: generally known and talked of adverse possession created by open, continuous, notorious, and adverse use Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. notorious … Law dictionary
Notorious — No*to ri*ous, a. [L. notorius pointing out, making known, fr. noscere, notum, to known: cf. F. notoire. See {Know}.] Generally known and talked of by the public; universally believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; usually in an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
notorious — notorious, infamous Both words refer to fame achieved by means that are disapproved of, but notorious stresses the fame achieved whereas infamous is more concerned with the nature of the act: • A notorious property developer…was spooning sago… … Modern English usage
Notorious — (eng. für berüchtigt) ist der Originaltitel des Films Berüchtigt (1946) der Künstlername eines US amerikanischen Rappers, Notorious B.I.G. der Originaltitel des Films Notorious B.I.G. (Film) (2009) der Titel eines Albums und einer Single aus dem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
notorious — (adj.) 1540s, publicly known, from M.L. notorius well known, commonly known, from L. notus known, pp. of noscere come to know (see KNOW (Cf. know)). Negative connotation arose 17c. from frequent association with derogatory nouns. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
notorious — [adj] known for a trait, often an unadmirable one belled, blatant,dishonorable, disreputable, flagrant, glaring, ill famed, infamous, leading, noted, obvious, opprobrious, overt, patent, popular, prominent, questionable, scandalous, shady,… … New thesaurus
notorious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ famous for some bad quality or deed. DERIVATIVES notoriety noun notoriously adverb. ORIGIN Latin notorius, from notus known … English terms dictionary
notorious — [nō tôr′ē əs] adj. [ML notorius < LL notoria, news, information < notus: see NOTE] 1. well known; publicly discussed 2. widely but unfavorably known or talked about SYN. FAMOUS notoriously adv. notoriousness n … English World dictionary
Notorious B.I.G — The Notorious B.I.G. The Notorious B.I.G Alias The Notorious B.I.G. Biggie Biggie Smalls Big Poppa Frank White Nom Christopher George Latore Wallace Naissance 21 mai 1972 … Wikipédia en Français
