Dictionary Definition
famous adj : widely known and esteemed; "a famous
actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an
illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"
[syn: celebrated,
famed, far-famed,
illustrious,
notable, noted, renowned]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From famous, from fameus (French: fameux).Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -eɪməs
Related terms
Translations
well known
- Czech: slavný
- French: fameux
- German: berühmt
- Polish: sławny
- Russian: известный
in the public eye
- French: célèbre
- German: bekannt
Extensive Definition
Fame or Famous may refer to:
- The condition of being a celebrity, whether by reputation or notoriety
- Fame (musical), a musical
- Fame (film), a 1980 movie
- Fame (1982 TV series), a television spin-off of the 1980 movie
- Fame (2003 TV series), a reality television talent-competition broadcast on NBC in 2003
- Fame (Irene Cara song), the popular theme song to the movie and the 1982 television series
- Fame (David Bowie song), a song and single by David Bowie and John Lennon
- Fame (album), an album by Grace Jones
- Fame (comedy), Ricky Gervais's most recent stand-up tour.
- Fame (duo), a duo that represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
- Fame (Belgian band), a punk rock band from Belgium
- Famous
(album), a 2007 album by the band Puddle of Mudd
- "Famous" (song), a 2007 single from the above mentioned album
- Famous™ (social networking), a website designed to provide a platform to present fame
- Famous Stars and Straps, a clothing and accessory line created by Travis Barker
- Famous magazine, an Australian celebrity magazine
- Georgie Fame, a musician.
- FAME (database), a time series database
- Full-sky Astrometric Mapping Explorer, an astrometric satellite designed to measure the positions of stars very accurately
- Fatty acid methyl ester, a type of organic chemical compound
- FAME Studios, a recording studio
- the Fans of Adult Media and Entertainment Awards
- Famous (rapper) ,Texan Rapper signed to Chamilitary Entertainment byChamillionaire
See also
- Pheme, a figure in mythology
famous in German: Fame
famous in French: Fame
famous in Dutch: Fame
famous in Polish: Fame
famous in Portuguese: Fame (desambiguação)
famous in Simple English: Fame
famous in Swedish: Fame
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
acclaimed, advantageous, august, auspicious, beneficial, benevolent, bon, bonny, braw, bueno, capital, celebrated, cogent, commendable, conspicuous, dandy, distinguished, elegant, elevated, eminent, estimable, exalted, excellent, expedient, fabled, fair, famed, far-famed, far-heard,
favorable, fine, first, first-class, first-string,
glorious, godlike, good, goodly, grand, great, healthy, held in esteem,
helpful, heroic, high, honorable, honored, illustrious, kind, laudable, lauded, legendary, lionized, lofty, magnanimous, magnificent, majestic, marked, much acclaimed, mythical, nice, noble, notable, noted, notorious, of mark, of note,
pleasant, popular, praiseworthy, prestigious, profitable, prominent, rate, redoubtable, regal, renowned, reputable, respectable, royal, skillful, soaring, sound, splendid, sublime, superb, superior, talked-about,
talked-of, top, top-notch,
towering, useful, valid, venerable, very good, virtuous, well-known,
well-thought-of