Definitions for FAME
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.6 / 5 votes

1. fame, celebrity, renownnoun

   the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

2. famenoun

   favorable public reputation

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. famenoun

   What is said or reported; gossip, rumour.

2. famenoun

   The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of.

3. fameverb

   to make (someone or something) famous

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FAMEnoun

   Etymology: fama, Latin; ϕαμα, Dorick.

   1. Celebrity; renown.

   The house to be builded for the Lord must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries. 1 Chro. xxii. 5.

   The desire of fame will not suffer endowments to lie useless. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

   What is this fame, for which we thoughts employ,
   The owner’s wife, which other men enjoy? Alexander Pope.

   2. Report; rumour.

   We have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt. Jos. ix. 9.

   I shall shew what are true fames. Francis Bacon.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fame

   Fame is a song recorded by David Bowie, initially released in 1975. Written by Bowie, Carlos Alomar and John Lennon, it was a hit in North America, becoming Bowie's first number 1 single in the Canadian Singles Chart as well as the U. S. Billboard Hot 100. The song was one of the more successful singles of the year, ranking at number 7 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100. It was less successful in Europe, reaching number 17 in the UK Singles Chart. The song is one of four of Bowie's songs to be included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fame

   Fame is the state of being widely recognized and acknowledged by many people for one's achievements, skills, talents, or contributions in a particular field. This recognition often results in widespread attention and notoriety, across nations or globally.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. Famenoun

   public report or rumor

2. Famenoun

   report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington

3. Fameverb

   to report widely or honorably

4. Fameverb

   to make famous or renowned

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Fame

   "Fame" is a song recorded by David Bowie, initially released in 1975. It reached Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of 20 September 1975.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fame

   fām, n. public report or rumour: renown or celebrity, chiefly in good sense.—v.t. to report: to make famous.—n. Fā′ma, report, rumour, fame.—adjs. Famed, renowned; Fame′less, without renown.—Fama clamosa (Scot.), any notorious rumour ascribing immoral conduct to a minister or office-bearer in a church.—House of ill fame, a brothel. [Fr.,—L. fama, from fāri, to speak; cog. with Gr. phēmē, from phanai, to say.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fame

   To have your name paged by the "buttons" of a fashionable hotel.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. FAME

   Having a brand of cigars named after you.

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fame

   Song lyrics by fame -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by fame on the Lyrics.com website.

2. FAME

   What does FAME stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the FAME acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

MythologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fame

   was a poetical deity, represented as having wings and blowing a trumpet. A temple was dedicated to her by the Romans.

Matched Categories

1. • Repute

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'FAME' in Nouns Frequency: #2696

Anagrams for FAME »

1. FEMA

How to pronounce FAME?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of FAME in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of FAME in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of FAME in a Sentence

1. Letitia Elizabeth Landon:

   I am a woman : — tell me not of fame ! 

2. Scott Walker:

   I realize unlike some out there I didn't inherit fame or fortune from my family, i got a bunch of things that were a whole lot better than that. I got from my parents and my grandparents the belief that if you work hard and you play by the rules, here in America you can do and be anything you want.

3. George Foreman:

   Tyson has done enough great things for boxing. No more is needed. He is in the Hall of Fame and was a mighty puncher.

4. Saturn Awards YouTube Channel:

   Boris Karloff's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is right outside the door of the Avalon.

5. President Steve Newmark:

   It’s a win when you can get a Hall of Fame driver behind the wheel, but what was more important is the leadership skills that Brad brings.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=FAME
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fame
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=FAME
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fame
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/FAME
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=FAME
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=FAME
9. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=FAME
10. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=FAME
11. ^ Mythology
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42474/pg42474-images.html#:~:text=FAME