famous
having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated: a famous writer.
Informal. first-rate; excellent: The singer gave a famous performance.
unfavorably known; notorious: In my family, my uncle is famous for his bad jokes.
Origin of famous
1synonym study For famous
Other words for famous
Opposites for famous
Other words from famous
- fa·mous·ly, adverb
- fa·mous·ness, noun
- o·ver·fa·mous, adjective
- pre·fa·mous, adjective
- pre·fa·mous·ly, adverb
- pseu·do·fa·mous, adjective
- pseu·do·fa·mous·ly, adverb
- quasi-famous, adjective
- qua·si-fa·mous·ly, adverb
- un·fa·mous, adjective
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How to use famous in a sentence
Ratched’s famous keychain is a link between Fletcher and Paulson.
‘Ratched’ brings back iconic cinematic villain | Brian T. Carney | September 16, 2020 | Washington BladeFor proof of concept, they decided to digitally reproduce Dutch master Johannes Vermeer's famous painting Girl With a Pearl Earring—just painted in light instead of pigment.
This tiny reproduction of Girl With a Pearl Earring is “painted” with light | Jennifer Ouellette | September 11, 2020 | Ars TechnicaThe Fifth isn’t just a famous melody — it’s a story of despair, Beethoven’s deafness, and establishing the will to go on.
Beethoven’s 5th Symphony is a lesson in finding hope in adversity | Charlie Harding | September 11, 2020 | VoxDan’s view that the main thing in universal grammar—following on a famous paper by Hauser, Chomsky, and Fitch—is something like Merge.
Talking Is Throwing Fictional Worlds at One Another - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Kevin Berger | September 9, 2020 | NautilusThere are open-source programs people can access for free online, and as far as finding video footage of famous people—well, we’ve got YouTube to thank for how easy that is.
Microsoft’s New Deepfake Detector Puts Reality to the Test | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | September 4, 2020 | Singularity Hub
As anybody who has seen his now famous rant on Parks and Recreation knows, Patton Oswalt can get a little obsessed.
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire | William O’Connor | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe film has one of the most famous violent sequences of all time.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTStill, I wish that DuVernay had given us more about those who are less famous besides a scene where they all eat dinner together.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’ | Gary May | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the authority of his name far exceeds that of our own, famous or obscure though we be.
One of the most famous directors of this era was Shin Sang-ok (신상옥).
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea | Rich Goldstein | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAbout this time the famous Philippine painter, Juan Luna (vide p. 195), was released after six monthsʼ imprisonment as a suspect.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanIt was at this parliament that the famous acts against horse racing and deceitful gaming were passed.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellSir Cadge was about the same age as the famous beauty, and rose quite two inches above her lofty head.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonAfter her marriage to Eugène Manet she came under the influence of his famous brother, Édouard.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementHe plays beautifully, and was trained in the famous Brussels conservatory, of which Dupont is the head.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy Fay
British Dictionary definitions for famous
/ (ˈfeɪməs) /
known to or recognized by many people; renowned
informal excellent; splendid
archaic of ill repute
Origin of famous
1Derived forms of famous
- famousness, noun
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