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visibility

46 3.4
How much a person or thing is noticed by many people
  • noun
  • /ˌvɪzəˈbɪləti/
translation icon : visibilidad
  • The charity's campaign significantly increased its visibility in the community.
  • increase visibility
  • public visibility
  • media visibility

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Examples

  • But if the goal was to raise ABC News' visibility, we certainly succeeded.

  • Born vice president, he enjoyed considerable visibility and prestige as a leading "captain of industry."

    Academic text (1991)
  • And the reason why, I think, is because of the increased visibility of other options.

  • So it's it's helped my visibility and get my message out.

  • There were others with more visibility but I wanted you.

  • The Commission had considerable public visibility during the course of its activities.

    Academic text (2017)
  • I feel like visibility and representation are the only things that create change.

  • The concept of recognition is strongly tied to visibility and public perception.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The issue of long-term care seems to have a lot less visibility these days.

    Academic text (1991)
  • One of the Association's major membership initiatives during FY11 involved increasing ACM's visibility in South America.

    Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

fame
vsvisibility
439 1.0

Being known by many people for something you did

focuses on current public notice rather than long term widespread recognition
publicity
vsvisibility
289 3.0

Making something known to many people to get attention

concerns how much the public notices rather than the promotional actions
profile
vsvisibility
266 3.9

The level of public attention a person or group receives

measures the degree of attracting public attention rather than a single moment
high profile
vsvisibility
130 3.6

A job or position that gets a lot of public attention

focuses on the amount of public notice rather than the specific role
exposure
vsvisibility
88 3.9

Making a secret or hidden thing known to people

concerns how much the public notices rather than the revealing action
limelight
vsvisibility
40 4.5

Public attention when someone is the center of interest

covers general degree of public notice beyond being the centre briefly
prominence
vsvisibility
40 5.6

A state of being important and easily noticed

emphasises how much the public notices rather than importance or fame
public exposure
vsvisibility
1 4.0

Making something known to many people so they can see or talk about it

is about how much the public notices something rather than the act of revealing it
notability
vsvisibility
1 5.8

Being well known

measures public notice level rather than the reason someone is remarkable
famousness
vsvisibility
1 3.4

Being known by many people and recognized in public

highlights how much the public notices now rather than enduring renown
conspicuousness
vsvisibility
1 6.8

How easy something is to see or notice

relates to public notice rather than simple visible distinctness
noticeableness
vsvisibility
4.8

How easy something is to see or understand

focuses on public notice and attention rather than mere detectability
apparency
vsvisibility
9.5

Being easy to see or understand

is about drawing public attention rather than plain obviousness
apparentness
vsvisibility
6.8

How easy something is to see or understand

measures attraction of public attention rather than plain obviousness
visibleness
vsvisibility
7.2

How easy it is to see something

concerns public noticing and attention rather than physical ability to be seen
observability
vsvisibility
7.7

How easily sensors like radar can see or detect something

deals with human public notice rather than technical detectability

Antonyms

106 6.5

Being unknown so other people do not know who you are

33 7.4

A time when a person or thing is unknown and not noticed

Compounds

More attention given to something that makes it easier to see or find

More public attention so people notice a person, group, or brand more

How Visible

celebrity
106 2.8
fame
439 1.0
prominence
40 5.6
visibility
46 3.4
obscurity
33 7.4

Surface Forms

visibility singular
visibilities plural

Morphology

visibility = visible (semi-transparent) = visible + ity

The noun is formed regularly from 'visible', but the sense extends metaphorically to public notice rather than literal sight.

Etymology

Visibility comes from the Latin root vis meaning 'to see', the same root you find in vision and video. That's why when a person or idea has visibility, they are easy 'to see' in public and attract more attention.