notorious (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *notorious*:
ADJECTIVE	all	notorious, ill-famed, infamous	known widely and usually unfavorably

notorious > pronunciation
Sounds	nowtao'riyahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *notorious*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Known widely and usually unfavorably.
Examples	"a notorious gangster" "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"
Synonyms	ill-famed, infamous
Broader	disreputable	lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
Spanish	de mala fama, infame, notorio
Catalan	infame, notori

HyperDic: notorious