famous

fa·mous  (fms)

adj.

1. Well or widely known. See Synonyms at noted.

2. First-rate; excellent: had a famous time at the party.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin fmsus, from fma, fame; see bh-² in Indo-European roots.]

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famous·ness n.

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famous [ˈfeɪməs]

adj

1. known to or recognized by many people; renowned

2. Informal excellent; splendid

3. Archaic of ill repute

[from Latin fāmōsus; see fame]

famousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

famous - widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" celebrated, famed, far-famed, illustrious, noted, renowned, notable known - apprehended with certainty; "a known quantity"; "the limits of the known world"; "a musician known throughout the world"; "a known criminal"

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famous

adjective well-known, celebrated, acclaimed, notable, noted, excellent, signal, honoured, remarkable, distinguished, prominent, glorious, legendary, renowned, eminent, conspicuous, illustrious, much-publicized, lionized, far-famed England's most famous landscape artist, John Constable
forgotten, unknown, obscure, mediocre, unremarkable, undistinguished, unexceptional, uncelebrated

Translations

famous [ˈfeɪməs] ADJ → famoso, célebre (for por) (hum) → dichoso
famous last words! → ¡para qué habré dicho nada!, ¡me hubiera callado mejor!(LAm)

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famous [ˈfeɪməs] adj

(= well-known) [person, actor, writer, place, landmark, book, film] → célèbre
to be famous for sth [person, place] → être célèbre pour qch

(= excellent) a famous victory → une formidable victoire

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famous

adj

→ berühmt (for durch, für); so when’s this famous party going to be? (iro) → und wann soll diese tolle Party stattfinden? (inf); famous last words! (inf) → man soll es nicht beschreien

(dated: = excellent) → famos (dated)

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famous [ˈfeɪməs] adj → famoso/a, celebre
famous last words! (fam, hum) → le ultime parole famose!

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famous [ˈfeɪməs] adj → famoso/a, celebre
famous last words! (fam, hum) → le ultime parole famose!

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famous, famously fame

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