notice

¹no·tice

noun \ˈnō-təs\

Definition of NOTICE

1

a (1) : warning or intimation of something : announcement (2) : the announcement of a party's intention to quit an agreement or relation at a specified time (3) : the condition of being warned or notified —usually used in the phrase on notice b : information, intelligence

2

a : attention, heed b : polite or favorable attention : civility

3

: a written or printed announcement

4

: a short critical account or review

Examples of NOTICE

1. Please give us enough notice to prepare for your arrival.
2. Notices were sent to parents about the school trip.
3. Did you see the notice about the meeting?
4. Newspapers print notices of marriages and deaths.

Origin of NOTICE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, knowledge, notification, from Latin notitia acquaintance, awareness, from notus known, from past participle of noscere to come to know — more at know

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to NOTICE

Synonyms: ad, advert [chiefly British], advertisement, bulletin, communiqué, announcement, notification, posting, release

Related Words: broadside, brochure, circular, flyer (also flier), fly sheet, gazette [British], handbill, handout; bill, billboard, placard, playbill, poster, show bill, sign; broadcast, cablecast, newscast, telecast; advertising, billing, blurb, come-on, commercial, message, pitch, plugola, spot, word; communication, dispatch, report; annunciation, declaration, edict, proclamation, promulgation, pronouncement, pronunciamento, rescript, signification; ballyhoo, boost, buildup, campaign, plug, promo, promotion, propaganda, publicity

Near Antonyms: disregard, neglect, obliviousness, unawareness

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Rhymes with NOTICE

lotus