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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

fameless en · ADJ

Etymology

From fame + -less.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, obsolete) Without fame.
    • And in the midst of better conditions and brighter prospects the shameless, brainless, fameless bipeds pollute the atmosphere, poison hearts and plant discontent. 1915, William Crosbie Hunter, Evening Round Up:
    • Sluggish are the spirits and base the lot of the men I am ordained to lead through a dull life to a fameless grave. 1834, E. Bulwer Lytton, The Pilgrims Of The Rhine:

Deriveds

famelessly · famelessness

Synonyms

famed · well-known · bait · inglorious · famous · nonfamous · legendary · unfamous · mere · renownless · unglorious · unsung · storied · nameless · known · noteworthy · renownless · iconic · famous · irrecondite · recognizable · inglorious · unhonored · nameless · notable · fabled · unnoticed · ungloriful · proverbial · renowned · unrenowned · unreputed · noted · unnoted · unglorified · obscure · famoused · fameless · gloriless · famed