Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Publicity /pəb-lĭs'-ət-ē/ · Pub·lic·i·ty · IPA /pʌbˈlɪsɪti/ 01 n. The quality or state of being public, or open to the knowledge of a community; notoriety; publicness. 1. The quality or state of being public, or open to the knowledge of a community; notoriety; publicness.