Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun publicity

2 senses of publicity

Sense 1
promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging -- (a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas")
       => message, content, subject matter, substance -- (what a communication that is about something is about)

Sense 2
publicity -- (the quality of being open to public view; "the publicity of the court room")
       => quality -- (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare)