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Stardom vs Notoriety - What's the difference?

stardom | notoriety |

As nouns the difference between stardom and notoriety

is that stardom is the status or position of a performer acknowledged to be a star; fame, celebrity while notoriety is the condition of being infamous or notorious.

stardom

English

Noun

(-)
  • the status or position of a performer acknowledged to be a star; fame, celebrity

    • References

    * http://www.webster.com/dictionary/stardom

    Anagrams

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    notoriety

    English

    Noun

    (notorieties)
  • The condition of being infamous or notorious.
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  • * {{quote-book, year=1897, author=
    • , title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.}}

    Synonyms

    * ill fame * infamy