famous
verbEtymology From Middle English famous, from Anglo-Norman famous, from Latin fāmōsus, equivalent to fame + -ous. Displaced native Old English hlīsful.
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Obsolete To make famous; to bring renown to.
- Related terms
- famish
famous
adj/ˈfeɪ.məs/
Etymology From Middle English famous, from Anglo-Norman famous, from Latin fāmōsus, equivalent to fame + -ous. Displaced native Old English hlīsful.
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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:
- Synonyms
- bait, fabled, famed, famous, famoused, iconic, irrecondite, known, legendary, mere, notable, noted, noteworthy, proverbial, recognizable, renowned, storied, well-known
- Derived terms
35 terms
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- fame, famed, glory, praise, big cheese, big-name, celebrity, megastar, personage, public figure, star, VIP, cause célèbre, famous last words, fame-ish, who's who