infamousness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈɪnfəməsnəs/ UK /ˈɪnfəməsnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of being notorious for something bad

The duel only added to the colonel's infamousness.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... notoriety infamy disreputeill-reputeignominy

Opposites

fame renown honor repute

Word family

Related forms infamous infamy fame famous

Etymology

From infamous + -ness, from Latin infamis ('of ill repute'), from in- ('not') + fama ('fame, report'), from fari ('to speak').

infamis Latin fama Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# infamousness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɪnfəməsnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɪnfəməsnəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being notorious for something bad

## Examples
- The duel only added to the colonel's infamousness.

## Synonyms
- notoriety
- infamy
- disrepute
- ill-repute
- ignominy

## Antonyms
- fame
- renown
- honor
- repute

## Related Forms
- infamous
- infamy
- fame
- famous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: infamis
- Root: fama

## Etymology
From infamous + -ness, from Latin infamis ('of ill repute'), from in- ('not') + fama ('fame, report'), from fari ('to speak').

## AI Etymology
infamousness comes from infamous + -ness, from Latin infamis ('of ill repute'), from in- ('not') + fama ('fame, report'), from fari ('to speak'). Morphologically, the ending is part of the etymology: the suffix is attached to the older base named in the history, producing a later English derivative. In present English, the noun sense is "the quality of being notorious for something bad", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as infamous, infamy, fame, and famous. Its semantic neighborhood includes notoriety, infamy, disrepute, and ill-repute, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin infamis and Latin fama.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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