Definitions for famous
ˈfeɪ məsfa·mous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 7 votes

1. famousadjective

   Well known.

2. famousadjective

   In the public eye.

   Some people are only famous within their city.

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

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

1. Famousadjective

   Etymology: fameux, French; famosus, Latin.

   1. Renowned; celebrated; much talked of and praised.

   Henry the fifth, too famous to live long;
   England ne’er lost a king of so much worth. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

   There rose up before Moses two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown. Num. xvi. 2.

   She became famous among women; for they had executed judgment upon her. Ezek. xxiii. 10.

   Pyreius was only famous for counterfeiting all base things; as earthen pitchers, a scullery, rogues together by the ears, and swine tumbling in the mire; whereupon he was sirnamed Rupographus. Henry Peacham, on Drawing.

   I shall be nam’d among the famousest
   Of women, sung at solemn festivals. John Milton, Agonistes.

   Many, besides myself, have heard our famous Waller own, that he derived the harmony of his numbers from the Godfrey of Bulloign, which was turned into English by Mr. Fairfax. John Dryden, Fables, Dedication.

   2. It has sometimes a middle signification, and imports fame whether for good or ill.

   Menecrates and Menas, famous pyrates,
   Make the sea serve them. William Shakespeare, Anthony and Cleopatra.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Famous

   Famous is a song by English singer Charli XCX, released as the fourth single from her second studio album, Sucker (2014). A music video for the single was released 23 March 2015.

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1. famous

   Famous typically refers to being well-known or widely recognized by a large number of people, often due to outstanding achievements, exceptional talent, notable contributions to a field, or high levels of public exposure and popularity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

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.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FAMOUS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Famous is ranked #76533 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Famous surname appeared 251 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Famous.
   
   65.7% or 165 total occurrences were White.
   30.2% or 76 total occurrences were Black.

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. Mark Evans:

   Many artists have painted what I think you can call citational art, that uses famous past images as a starting point, we see this in the first rooms of the exhibition, where artists from far afield as Japan and Brazil use Botticelli's imagery to tell stories very much of their own.

2. Feng Yuan:

   It is unsurprising that both cases have drawn such wide attention, given( Kris Wu) and Alibaba's high profile, but this also serves as a reminder that for many other cases of sexual harassment and assault, if the accused are not so famous or influential,( victims) might not have their voices heard at all.

3. Mirsad Purivatra:

   We have always wanted the Sarajevo film festival to be a human-sized festival, all-hospitality festival where nobody is unreachable, and where famous authors can talk to the audience.

4. John Reznikoff:

   In my experience in this business, living people who are famous, unless they're broke, generally don't auction off their household goods.

5. Brigitte Kruse:

   Anything related to Michael Jackson is extraordinary, and to have something so incredibly historical as these shoes worn by Michael Jackson when he first did that now famous moonwalk is beyond special, we are so very honored to be able to offer Michael Jackson at auction.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=famous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Famous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=famous
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famous
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/famous
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=famous
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=famous
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html