Definition of Famus
Fa"mous (?), a. [L. famosus, fr.
fama fame: cf. F. fameux. See Fame.]
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.
Famous for a scolding tongue.
Shak.
Syn. -- Noted; remarkable; signal; conspicuous; celebrated;
renowned; illustrious; eminent; transcendent; excellent. --
Famous, Renowned, Illustrious. Famous is
applied to a person or thing widely spoken of as extraordinary;
renowned is applied to those who are named again and again
with honor; illustrious, to those who have dazzled the world
by the splendor of their deeds or their virtues. See
Distinguished.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
FAMOUS, adj. Conspicuously miserable.
Done to a turn on the iron, behold
Him who to be famous aspired.
Content? Well, his grill has a plating of gold,
And his twistings are greatly admired.
Hassan Brubuddy
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- Well known.
- In the public eye.
- A celebrity is famous
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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