famous
/ˈfeɪ.məs/
famous adjective: well known.
Adjective
famous (comparative more famous, superlative most famous)
- Well known.
- By this my ſword that conquer’d Perſea,
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- By this my ſword that conquer’d Perſea,
- In the public eye.
- Some people are only famous within their city.
- Excellent.
- Pagett is a famous Job's comforter.1924, Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit
Verb
famous (third-person singular simple present famouses, present participle famousing, simple past and past participle famoused)
- To make famous; to bring renown to.
famous meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
famous in Hindi
- well known
- प्रसिद्ध prasiddh, प्रख्यात prakhyāt, विख्यात vikhyāt, लोकप्रिय lokapriya, लोकप्रसिद्ध lokaprasiddh, नामी nāmī
- in the public eye
- प्रसिद्ध prasiddh, प्रख्यात prakhyāt, विख्यात vikhyāt, लोकप्रिय lokapriya, लोकप्रसिद्ध lokaprasiddh, मशहूर maśhūr
famous in Tamil
- புகழ்பெற்ற, பெயர் பெற்ற, பேர்போன, பெயரெடுத்த, பெயரீட்டிய, பரவலம் பெற்ற
famous in Urdu
- well known
- مَشہُور maśhūr, نامی nāmī, نامْوَر nāmvar, جانا مانا jānā mānā, مَعرُوف ma'rūf, مَقبُول maqbūl
famous in Bengali
- well known
- বিখ্যাত bikkhat, মশহুর mośohur, নামজাদা namjada
More languagesFewer languages
- famous in Telugu
- ప్రసిద్ధి చెందింది, ప్రసిద్ధి, ప్రసిద్ధి చెందినది
- famous in Malayalam
- പ്രശസ്ത praśasta, പ്രശസ്തമായ praśastamāya, പേരുകേട്ട pērukēṭṭa
- famous in Kannada
- ಹೆಸರುವಾಸಿ, ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ
- famous in Punjabi
- ਮਸ਼ਹੂਰ maśhūr, مشہور maśhūr
- famous in Gujarati
- મશહૂર maśhūr, પ્રખ્યાત prakhyāt, જાણીતું jāṇītũ, નામાંકિત nāmā̃kit
- famous in Odia
- ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ
- famous in Sanskrit
- सुश्रवस् suśrávas, प्रतिबुद्ध prátibuddha
- famous in Assamese
- প্ৰসিদ্ধ prôxiddhô
- famous in Nepali
- प्रसिद्ध prasiddha
- famous in Tagalog
- kilala
- famous in Arabic
- مَشْهُور mašhūr, شَهِير šahīr
- famous in Malay
- terkenal, masyhur
- famous in Indonesian
- terkenal, termahsyur
- famous in Thai
- มีชื่อเสียง, โด่งดัง dòong-dang, กระหึ่ม grà-hʉ̀m
- famous in Vietnamese
- nổi tiếng, nổi danh
Examples of famous in a sentence
- "Where they burn books, they will also burn people" is a famous quotation from Heinrich Heine.
- He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century.
- The most famous mine of the American Civil War led to the Battle of the Crater.
Synonyms of famous
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Antonyms
Forms of famous
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more famous |
| superlative | most famous |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | famouses |
| present participle | famousing |
| past participle | famoused |
| past | famoused |
Origin of famous
From Middle English famous, from Anglo-Norman famous, from Latin fāmōsus, equivalent to fame + -ous. Displaced native Old English hlīsful.
Words formed from famous
- cosfamous
- e-famous
- famous for being famous
- famousish
- famous last words
- famously
- famousness
- gaymous
- horse famous
- infamous
- infamously
- infamousness
- instafamous
- Internet famous
- megafamous
- microfamous
- nonfamousness
- nonfamous
- non-famous
- overfamous
- prefamous
- pre-famous
- pseudofamous
- pseudo-famous
- semifamous
- semi-famous
- superfamous
- super-famous
- uberfamous
- uber-famous
- ultrafamous
- ultra-famous
- unfamous
- world-famous
Phrases with famous
Words that rhyme with famous
Questions about famous
- What does famous mean?
- Famous means well known.
- What is famous in Hindi?
- Famous in Hindi is प्रसिद्ध (prasiddh), प्रख्यात (prakhyāt), विख्यात (vikhyāt). See Famous meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is famous?
- Famous can be an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce famous?
- Famous is pronounced /ˈfeɪ.məs/.
Words near famous in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: famous (page history and authors); famous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); famous (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); famous (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); مشہور (Punjabi) (page history and authors); જાણીતું (Gujarati) (page history and authors); famous (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); प्रतिबुद्ध (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); প্ৰসিদ্ধ (Assamese) (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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