famous

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English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman famous, from Old French fameus (French: fameux).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪməs

Adjective

famous (comparative more famous, superlative most famous)

1. Well known.
2. In the public eye.

   Some people are only famous within their city.

Synonyms

• famed, noted, celebrated, well-known, renowned
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Derived terms

• famously
• famous last words

Related terms

• infamous

Translations

well known

Albanian: famshëm (sq), famëmadh (sq) Arabic: مشهور (mašhūr) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 有名 (cmn) (yǒumíng), 著名 (cmn) (zhùmíng) Czech: slavný (cs) m., proslulý (cs), věhlasný (cs) Dutch: beroemd (nl) Finnish: kuuluisa (fi) French: fameux (fr), célèbre (fr) German: bekannt (de) berühmt (de) Hebrew: מפורסם (he) (mefursam) Hungarian: híres (hu)

Interlingua: famose (ia) Italian: famoso (it) m., famosa (it) f. Japanese: 有名 (ja) (yūmei), 高名 (ja) (kōmei), 名高い (ja) (nadakai) Norwegian: berømt (no) Polish: sławny (pl) m. Portuguese: famoso (pt) m. Romanian: celebru (ro), faimos (ro) Russian: известный (ru) Turkish: ünlü (tr), meşhur (tr) Vietnamese: nổi tiếng (vi), nổi danh (vi) West Frisian: ferneamde (fy)

in the public eye

Arabic: مشهور (mašhūr) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 有名 (cmn) (yǒumíng), 著名 (cmn) (zhùmíng) Dutch: alom bekend (nl) Finnish: kuuluisa (fi)

French: célèbre (fr) German: berühmt (de) Hungarian: híres (hu) Russian: известный (ru), знаменитый (ru)

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Hebrew: מפורסם (m'fursam) Kurdish: مه‌شهوور, به‌ناوبانگ, ناودار Malayalam: പ്രശസ്ത (praSastha) Old English: mǣre

Portuguese: famoso m., famosa f. Scottish Gaelic: ainmeil, allail Slovene: slavne m., slavna f., slavno n. Spanish: famoso (es) Swedish: berömd