publicness


pub·lic

P0642700 (pŭb′lĭk)adj.1. Of, concerning, or affecting the community or the people: the public good.2. Maintained for or used by the people or community: a public park.3. Capitalized in shares of stock that can be traded on the open market: a public company; took the company public.4. Participated in or attended by the people or community: "Opinions are formed in a process of open discussion and public debate" (Hannah Arendt).5. Connected with or acting on behalf of the people, community, or government: public office.6. Enrolled in or attending a public school: transit passes for public students.7. Open to the knowledge or judgment of all: a public scandal.n.1. The community or the people as a whole.2. A group of people sharing a common interest: the reading public.3. Admirers or followers, especially of a famous person. See Usage Note at collective noun.Idioms: go public with Informal To reveal to the public a previously unknown or secret piece of information: The president finally had to go public with the scandal. in public In such a way as to be visible to the scrutiny of the people: "A career is born in public—talent in privacy" (Marilyn Monroe).
[Middle English publik, from Old French public, from Latin pūblicus, alteration (influenced by pūbēs, adult population) of poplicus, from populus, people, of Etruscan origin.]
pub′lic·ness n.

publicness

(ˈpʌblɪknəs) nthe state of being public or acceptable