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, renowned(adj)

   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. famous(Adjective)

   Well known.

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

2. famous(Adjective)

   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. Famous(adj)

   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

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

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

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   What is your dream? To be the most famous man in the world? What a stupid dream you have! To conquer the whole world with an army? What a primitive dream you have! To earn millions of dollars? What a greedy dream you have! Question your dreams!

2. Joe Bob Briggs:

   SURE-FIRE SINGLES AD: Famous Writer needs woman to organize his life and spend his money. Loves to turn off Sunday football and go to the Botanical Gardens with that special someone. Will obtain plastic surgery if necessary.

3. Will Cuppy:

   Aristotle was famous for knowing everything. He taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in the process of thinking. This is true only of certain persons.

4. Anuj Somany:

   If getting fame & making money were ever easy to a person with originality,then we we would not have witnessed so many movie actors changing their original,birth name to a filmy name to become rich and famous.

5. Evan Nierman:

   Both should expect to face withering criticism in the days ahead since this story touches a nerve, especially for parents without the means to pay their kids' way into prestigious schools, expect this topic to dog Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin since the nature of the sting operation reveals famous, rich and powerful people apparently playing by a different set of rules than everyone else.

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