Definitions for Famous
ˈfeɪ məsFa·mous

Princeton's WordNet(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. celebrated, famed, far-famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted, renownedadjective

   widely known and esteemed

   "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"

Wiktionary(4.28 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. famousadjective

   Well known.

   Etymology: From famous, from fameus (French: fameux).

2. famousadjective

   In the public eye.

   Some people are only famous within their city.

   Etymology: From famous, from fameus (French: fameux).

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Famousadjective

   celebrated in fame or public report; renowned; mach talked of; distinguished in story; -- used in either a good or a bad sense, chiefly the former; often followed by for; as, famous for erudition, for eloquence, for military skill; a famous pirate

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1. Famous

   Famous is the third studio album from U.S. alternative rock band Puddle of Mudd. It was released on October 9, 2007 on Flawless Records. Famous was originally set to be released in May, but was pushed back to add more songs to the album. The album was also announced by the band to be titled Livin' on Borrowed Time, but that was changed to Famous after the name of the first single. The title track provided the album's lead single on May 21, 2007. "Psycho" would follow as the second single on November 2. Famous debuted at number 27 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 31,000 copies in its first week. The album has sold around 363,000 copies in the US.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Famous

   fā′mus, adj. renowned: noted.—v.t. to make famous.—adv. Fā′mously.—n. Fā′mousness. [O. Fr.,—L. famosus—fama.]

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1. famous

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Famous' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1584

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Famous' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2436

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Famous' in Adjectives Frequency: #194

How to pronounce Famous?

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

How to say Famous in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Famous in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Famous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Famous in a Sentence

1. Wolf Blitzer:

   To this day, 25 years later here in the United States or indeed around the world, people always come up to me: 'Oh I remember the Gulf War. I remember what you were doing,' they still associate me with those months of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, and it's a source of pride to me that I quote 'became famous' covering that war.

2. Nelson Shanks:

   The reality is he's probably the most famous liar of all time, he and his administration did some very good things, of course, but I could never get this Monica thing completely out of my mind and it is subtly incorporated in the painting.

3. Yorgos Geniatakis:

   We Greeks are famous for our hospitality and we're proud of that, of course Greek people will be happy to see tourists.

4. George Bernard Shaw:

   Martyrdom is the only way a person can become famous without ability.

5. Mickey Rourke:

   I had the time of my life, the people couldn't have been nicer, more polite, more respectful. I actually went with Putin. He took us to a very famous museum in St. Petersburg.

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