renowned
Syllables: re·nownedUK/ɹɪˈnaʊnd/
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renowned adjective: famous, celebrated, or well-known; widely praised or highly honored. Also the simple past and past participle of renown.
Adjective
renowned (comparative more renowned, superlative most renowned)
- Famous, celebrated, or well-known; widely praised or highly honored.
- The movie Three Stars is about world-renowned chefs.
Also used as
renowned is also the simple past and past participle of renown.
renowned meaning in Hindi and Indonesian
renowned in Hindi
- famous
- प्रसिद्ध prasiddh, प्रख्यात prakhyāt, विख्यात vikhyāt, लोकप्रिय lokapriya
renowned in Indonesian
- famous
- masyur, terkenal
Examples of renowned in a sentence
- The Ayrshire is renowned for its milk well suited to cheesemaking.
- Barbara Cartland was renowned for her ability to churn out romantic novels.
- The explorer was renowned as a scaler of the world's tallest mountains.
Forms of renowned
| comparative | more renowned |
|---|---|
| superlative | most renowned |
Words formed from renowned
Words that rhyme with renowned
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- abound
- bound
- hound
- profound
- impound
- unbound
- underground
- crowned
- found
- remound
- surround
- unsound
- aground
- embrowned
- expound
- gound
- overground
- sqround
- surround sound
- unconfound
- uncrowned
- astound
- baffound
- below ground
- blound
- browned
- charging the mound
- clowned
- downed
- drowned
- found sound
- frowned
- gowned
- interwound
- lb
- newfound
- overwound
- playaround
- reground
- rewound
- unfound
- unrenowned
- unwound
- wound
- York round
Questions about renowned
- What does renowned mean?
- Renowned means famous, celebrated, or well-known; widely praised or highly honored.
- What is renowned in Hindi?
- Renowned in Hindi is प्रसिद्ध (prasiddh), प्रख्यात (prakhyāt), विख्यात (vikhyāt). See Renowned meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is renowned?
- Renowned is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce renowned?
- Renowned is pronounced /ɹɪˈnaʊnd/ (UK).
Words near renowned in the dictionary
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