Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character of common possession or interest; joint holding: as, the publicness of property.
- noun Openness or exposure to the notice or knowledge of the community or of people at large; notoriety: as, the publicness of a resort; the publicness of a scandal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being public, or open to the view or notice of people at large; publicity; notoriety.
- noun The quality or state of belonging to the community.
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- noun The quality or state of being
public .
Etymologies
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Examples
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In his new book, Public Parts, American writer Jeff Jarvis makes the case for what he calls "publicness," an ethic of openness.
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"All the gestures have to do with making good on the 'publicness' of public spaces," says Liz Diller of Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the architects overseeing the renovation.
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NCLB is a driving force that decimates the "publicness" in public schools.
Exterminating Public Schools . . . Jim Horn 2008
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NCLB is a driving force that decimates the "publicness" in public schools.
Change That Gates and Broad Can Believe In Jim Horn 2008
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NCLB is a driving force that decimates the "publicness" in public schools.
Archive 2008-11-01 Jim Horn 2008
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NCLB is a driving force that decimates the "publicness" in public schools.
Archive 2008-03-01 Jim Horn 2008
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I generally agree with you that informed discussion is the best way to manage problems down the road, but so many teachers and parents simply don't know what kinds of plusses and minusses there are in an online life -- and think, not unreasonably, when it comes down to it, that the kind of publicness that comes with writing online might be inappropriate or dangerous for an child.
Safety online Nancy A. McKeand 2005
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Jackmoron commented on a recent post here, saying but so many teachers and parents simply don't know what kinds of plusses and minusses there are in an online life -- and think, not unreasonably, when it comes down to it, that the kind of publicness that comes with writing online might be inappropriate or dangerous for an child.
Now we get to the real issue, I think Nancy A. McKeand 2005
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I think that lack of confidence in the "publicness" of that style is a part of the resentment and anxiety over theory comes from the chattering classes.
Archive 2006-08-01 Kirsty 2006
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I think that lack of confidence in the "publicness" of that style is a part of the resentment and anxiety over theory comes from the chattering classes.
100 Days Of Decrepitude Kirsty 2006
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