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. Dan Abrams:

   I am troubled by the fervor, occasional glee, and potentially disproportionate fury emanating from an unusual assortment of allies now determined to end Brian’s storied career based on what we know today. This alliance of certaincapital-J journalists,conservative bloggers, and some who simply despise any rich and famous journalist are a formidable force.

2. Gary Arndt:

   Many archeology and paleontology sites are often disappointing, because the things that made them famous have been dug out of the ground and are now in museums. it is by far the most ambitious World Heritage site I've visited.

3. Edward Salo:

   This house, to me, tells the story of the Cash family but it tells the story of hundreds of other families who may not have been as famous but still came here looking for a new start.

4. Ava DuVernay:

   We're hoping that people watch this very famous case and begin to become emotional and connected to the idea that we need massive work to reframe the way we think about criminality in the United States.

5. President Trump:

   Nice guy -- uh, got a lot of problems coming up, in my opinion, with the famous island, with Jeffrey Epstein, a lot of problems.

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