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famous
[fey-muhs]
adjective
having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated.
a famous writer.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms: ,Informal.first-rate; excellent.
The singer gave a famous performance.
unfavorably known; notorious.
In my family, my uncle is famous for his bad jokes.
famous
/ ˈڱɪə /
adjective
known to or recognized by many people; renowned
informalexcellent; splendid
archaicof ill repute
Other 51Թ Forms
- famously adverb
- famousness noun
- overfamous adjective
- prefamous adjective
- prefamously adverb
- pseudofamous adjective
- pseudofamously adverb
- quasi-famous adjective
- quasi-famously adverb
- unfamous adjective
- ˈڲdzܲԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of famous1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The famous theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who died in 2016 at age 76, is an example of someone who survived for 55 years with the disease after being diagnosed at age 21.
‘Daisy Jones and the Six’ author Taylor Jenkins Reid’s new novel and Molly Jong-Fast’s memoir about her famous mother are among the notable books hitting shelves this month.
Both sides had been building toward this moment for years — a city famous for embracing the immigrant experience and a White House that had made hostility toward those here illegally a hallmark of its agenda.
He went to Homeboy Industries, the famous program founded by Father Gregory Boyle to help former gang members turn their lives around.
Of course, family drama is also more relatable than a knighthood, and there's always been an insatiable appetite for famous families feuding in the spotlight.
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