fames
fames is the plural of fame.
fames is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fame.
Meaning of fame
Noun
fame (usually uncountable, plural fames)
- Something said or reported; gossip, rumour.
- There went a fame in Heav'n that he ere long / Intended to create, and therein plant / A generation, whom his choice regard / Should favour […].1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
- One's reputation.
- The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of, especially for something positive.
- I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- Synonyms:
- famousness
- Antonyms:
- obscurity, unknownness
Proper noun capitalized: Fames
Fames
- A goddess who is a personification of famine and hunger. She is the Roman counterpart of Limos.
Origin of fames
From Latin fames (“hunger”).
Words formed from fames
Questions about fames
- What does fames mean?
- Fames means a goddess who is a personification of famine and hunger. She is the Roman counterpart of Limos.
- What is fames the plural of?
- Fames is the plural of fame.
- What part of speech is fames?
- Fames is a proper noun.
Words near fames in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fames (page history and authors); Fames (page history and authors); fame (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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