- much talked about; having fame, or celebrity; renowned
- Informal excellent; very good; first-rate
- Archaic notorious
Origin of famous
Middle English from Classical Latin famosus from fama: see fame
adjective
The definition of famous is someone or something that is very well known by a lot of people.
An example of famous is a movie star.
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adjective
- Well or widely known.
- First-rate; excellent: had a famous time at the party.
Origin of famous
Middle English from Anglo-Norman from Latin fāmōsus from fāma fame ; see bhā-2 in Indo-European roots.Related Forms:
- fa′mous·ness
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Adjective
(comparative more famous, superlative most famous)
- Well known.
- In the public eye.
- Some people are only famous within their city.
Origin
From Anglo-Norman famous, from Old French fameus (modern French fameux).
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Sentence Examples
- It is still a famous school.
- Daniel Webster lived to become a famous orator and a great statesman.
- PANJDEH, or Penjdeh, a village of Russian Turkestan, rendered famous by "the Panjdeh scare" of 1885.
- I will tell you another story of the same brave and famous king.
- The famous caves of Beit Jibrin honeycomb the hills all round.
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