What does renowned mean?
Definitions for renowned
rɪˈnaʊndrenowned
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Princeton's WordNet
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
renownedadjective
Famous, celebrated, or well-known.
a world-renowned flautist
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Renownedparticip. adj.
Famous; celebrated; eminent; famed.
Etymology: from renown.
These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes, heads of thousands. Num. i. 16.
That thrice renowned and learned French king, finding Petrarch’s tomb without any inscription, wrote one himself; saying, shame it was, that he who sung his mistress’s praise seven years before her death, should twelve years want an epitaph. Henry Peacham, on Poetry.
The rest were long to tell, though far renown’d. John Milton.
Of all the cities in Romanian lands,
The chief and most renown’d Ravenna stands,
Adorn’d in ancient times with arms and arts. Dryden.Ilva,
An isle renown’d for steel and unexhausted mines. Dryden.
ChatGPT
renowned
Renowned refers to being widely acclaimed or highly honored for a particular skill, talent, or achievement. It describes someone or something that is well-known, recognized, and respected by many people.
Webster Dictionary
Renownedadjective
famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities, or for grandeur; eminent; as, a renowned king
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of renowned in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of renowned in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of renowned in a Sentence
The French state, as shareholder, will have its say. What I can tell you, is that Jean-Dominique Senard has a renowned competence with regards to the automobile industry, at Michelin, he showed his capacity to succeed at the head of a large, industrial company, and he has an idea of the social responsibilities of a company to which I am strongly attached.
There is an ongoing dialogue between the palace of the Oba of Benin and some renowned museums in the world.
New York’s prevention program is renowned, so the fact it still has pockets like these shows how challenging this issue is on a national scale.
It’s a fantastic automobile that transcends art, pop culture and social movements and is as groundbreaking and stunning as the renowned singer was herself.
Our thanks go to Channel Nine, who for more than 40 years has broadcast international cricket at a world-renowned standard – and in so doing has done more to promote our sport than any organisation in Australian cricket history.
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- مشهورArabic
- berühmt, renommiertGerman
- renomaEsperanto
- renombrado, distinguido, de renombre, reconocidoSpanish
- maineikas, -kuulu, kuuluisa, tunnettuFinnish
- renommé, reconnuFrench
- clúiteach, mórchlúiteachIrish
- cliùiteachScottish Gaelic
- ard-ennymaghManx
- famoso, rinomatoItalian
- araaraMāori
- gerenommeerd, beroemd, vermaardDutch
- vidgjeten, berømtNorwegian
- de renome, renomadoPortuguese
- renumit, faimosRomanian
- знамени́тый, просла́вленный, изве́стныйRussian
- berömdSwedish
- ünlü, meşhurTurkish
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