famous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈfeɪ.məs/
Etymology
From Middle English famous, from Anglo-Norman famous, from Latin fāmōsus, equivalent to fame + -ous. Displaced native Old English hlīsful.
Meanings
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Well known.
By this my ſword that conquer’d Perſea, Thy fall ſhall make me famous through the world:
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene iii:
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In the public eye.
Some people are only famous within their city.
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Excellent.
Pagett is a famous Job's comforter.
1924, Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most famous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more famous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
semi-famous · ultrafamous · super-famous · uberfamous · famous last words · megafamous · gaymous · ultra-famous · pseudo-famous · infamously · superfamous · nonfamous · famously · e-famous · Instafamous · famous for being famous · instafamous · Internet famous · horse famous · non-famous · infamousness · cosfamous · uber-famous · overfamous · unfamous · semifamous · nonfamousness · pseudofamous · microfamous · prefamous · pre-famous · famousish · infamous · world-famous · famousness
Hyponyms
prestigious · cosfamous · semifamous · uber-famous · distinguished · ill-famed · infamous · world-famous · ultrafamous · eminent · famesque · celebrated · notorious · prominent · superfamous · acclaimed · Internet famous
Relateds
cause célèbre · celebrity · star · public figure · VIP · big cheese · fame · famous last words · megastar · personage · famed · glory · big-name · praise · who's who · fame-ish
Synonyms
storied · renowned · proverbial · noted · notable · mere · bait · known · famous · iconic · legendary · fabled · recognizable · famed · irrecondite · well-known · noteworthy · famoused
Translations (204)
dsb znaty (well known) · th โด่งดัง (well known) · non ágætr (well known) · ga cáiliúil (well known) · gd cliùiteach (well known) · vi nổi danh (well known) · gd ainmeil (well known) · yue 出名 (well known) · sah ааттаах (well known) · grc εὐκλεής (well known) · hi नामी (well known) · io famoza (well known) · fr célèbre (well known) · uk славе́тний (in the public eye) · sk známy (in the public eye) · mk познат (well known) · la nobilis (well known) · ja 名高い (well known) · fa-ira مَشْهور (well known) · fi kuuluisa (in the public eye) · lt gerai žinomas (well known) · ml പ്രശസ്തമായ (well known) · bo སྐད་གྲགས (well known) · la fāmōsus (well known) · fr célèbre (in the public eye) · bg изве́стен (well known) · be сла́ўны (in the public eye) · tl kilala (well known) · cs proslulý (well known) · ang hlīsful (well known) · he מפורסם (well known) · mi rongonui (well known) · ru изве́стный (in the public eye) · ia famose (well known) · nl beroemd (well known) · ru знамени́тый (in the public eye) · fi kuuluisa (well known) · izh kuuluisa (well known) · uk знамени́тий (in the public eye) · mbb mevantug (well known) · lt įžymus (well known) · es expectable (well known) · lt garsus (well known) · ru изве́стный (well known) · nb kjent (well known) · ota بللی (well known) · sh по̏зна̄т (well known) · hi लोकप्रिय (well known) · mn алдарт (well known) · ko 유명하다 (well known) · ka ცნობილი პირი (in the public eye) · pt conhecido (in the public eye) · sl slaven (well known) · haw kaulana (well known) · ja 高名な (well known) · mwl afamado (well known) · la notus (well known) · grc κλεινός (well known) · tr meşhur (well known) · ur مَشہُور (well known) · kk мәшһүр (well known) · nap famuso (well known) · hi प्रसिद्ध (well known) · pt célebre (well known) · hi प्रसिद्ध (in the public eye) · se beakkálmas (well known) · ka სახელოვანი (well known) · lij famôzo (well known) · pt afamado (well known) · ur نامْدار (well known) · nrf fanmeux (well known) · fo víðagitin (well known) · ru просла́вленный (in the public eye) · hi लोकप्रसिद्ध (in the public eye) · rm famus (well known) · tr meşhur (in the public eye) · pl słynny (well known) · hi विख्यात (well known) · af beroemd (well known) · ca famós (well known) · ms terkenal (well known) · sq famshëm (well known) · gd cliùiteach (in the public eye) · tl kilala (in the public eye) · gl afamado (well known) · cy enwog (well known) · es espectable (well known) · th มีชื่อเสียง (well known) · nb berømt (well known) · ur شُہْرَۂ آفاق (well known) · ar شَهِير (well known) · grc ὀνομαστός (well known) · kl tusaamasaq (well known) · ka ცნობილი (in the public eye) · sh pȍznāt (well known) · es afamado (well known) · ml പ്രശസ്ത (in the public eye) · roa-tar famuse (well known) · ne प्रसिद्ध (well known) · ro celebru (well known) · es célebre (well known) · pdt huachberiemt (well known) · ms masyhur (well known) · de bekannt (well known) · nl alom bekend (in the public eye) · bg знамени́т (in the public eye) · ur نامی (well known) · es de expectación (well known) · kk әйгілі (well known) · uk відо́мий (in the public eye) · cmn 著名 (well known) · hi लोकप्रसिद्ध (well known) · ur شُہْرَت یافْتَہ (well known) · be вядо́мы (well known) · vi nổi tiếng (well known) · hsb sławny (well known) · ur مَعرُوف (well known) · fy ferneamde (well known) · fa-ira نامْدار (well known) · be вядо́мы (in the public eye) · pl sławny (well known) · fa-ira مَعْروف (well known) · sv känd (well known) · de berühmt (in the public eye) · fr fameux (well known) · cs slavný (well known) · lb berühmt (well known) · et kuulus (well known) · hi प्रख्यात (well known) · lv slavens (well known) · ur مَقبُول (well known) · pdt beriemt (well known) · sl znamenit (in the public eye) · id termahsyur (well known) · sk známy (well known) · gd ainmeil (in the public eye) · fr connu (well known) · bg прочу́т (well known) · bn মশহুর (well known) · ur جانا مانا (well known) · ka სახელმოხვეჭილი (well known) · gl de sona (well known) · mwl famoso (well known) · hu híres (well known) · pt famoso (well known) · hi लोकप्रिय (in the public eye) · grc εὔδοξος (well known) · ml പ്രശസ്ത (well known) · km ល្បី (well known) · el διάσημος (well known) · ka ცნობილი (well known) · ar مَشْهُور (well known) · hi मशहूर (in the public eye) · he מְפֻרְסָם (well known) · es conocido (well known) · sv berömd (well known) · cs věhlasný (well known) · gl famoso (well known) · cmn 有名 (well known) · sq famëmadh (well known) · de berühmt (well known) · gd allail (in the public eye) · ur شُہُور و مَعرُوف (well known) · egy r:x*x-Z4:Y1 (well known) · la inclitus (well known) · es famoso (well known) · mnc ᡤᡝᠪᡠᠩᡤᡝ (well known) · uk сла́вний (in the public eye) · ur نامْوَر (well known) · bn বিখ্যাত (well known) · be славу́ты (in the public eye) · ca cèlebre (in the public eye) · ka სახელგანთქმული (well known) · is frægur (well known) · tr ünlü (in the public eye) · sl slaven (in the public eye) · cmn 著名 (in the public eye) · eu famatu (well known) · ka სახელგანთქმული პირი (in the public eye) · it famoso (well known) · izh kuuluisa (in the public eye) · grc κλειτός (well known) · cmn 有名 (in the public eye) · arz مشهور (well known) · da berømt (well known) · ar مَشْهُور (in the public eye) · bg изве́стен (in the public eye) · ro faimos (well known) · bn নামজাদা (well known) · az tanınmış (well known) · id terkenal (well known) · hi प्रख्यात (in the public eye) · tr ünlü (well known) · hu híres (in the public eye) · eo fama (well known) · hy հայտնի (well known) · ja 有名な (well known) · sk slávny (well known) · el περίφημος (well known) · msk bantogan (well known) · ml പേരുകേട്ട (well known) · hi विख्यात (in the public eye) · uk відо́мий (well known) · th กระหึ่ม (well known)