famous

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Etymology

From Anglo-Norman famous, from Old French fameus (modern French fameux).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪməs

Adjective

famous (comparative more famous, superlative most famous)

1. Well known.
2. In the public eye.

   Some people are only famous within their city.

Synonyms

• famed, noted, celebrated, well-known, renowned
• See Wikisaurus:famous

Derived terms

• famously
• famous last words

Related terms

• infamous

Translations

well known

• Albanian: famshëm (sq), famëmadh (sq)
• Arabic: مشهور (mašhūr) m
• Bulgarian: прочут (bg) (pročut), известен (bg) (izvesten)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 有名 (cmn) (yǒumíng), 著名 (cmn) (zhùmíng)

• Czech: slavný (cs) m, proslulý (cs), věhlasný (cs)
• Dutch: beroemd (nl)
• Finnish: kuuluisa (fi)
• French: fameux (fr), célèbre (fr)
• Georgian: სახელოვანი (ka) (sakhelovani)
• German: bekannt (de) berühmt (de)
• Greek: διάσημος (el) (diásimos)
• Hebrew: מפורסם (he) (mefursam)
• Hungarian: híres (hu)
• Interlingua: famose (ia)
• Italian: famoso (it) m, famosa (it) f

• Japanese: 有名 (ja) (yūmei), 高名 (ja) (kōmei), 名高い (ja) (nadakai)
• Jèrriais: fanmeux
• Malay: masyhur (ms)
• Norwegian: berømt (no)
• Polish: sławny (pl) m
• Portuguese: famoso (pt) m
• Romanian: celebru (ro), faimos (ro)
• Russian: известный (ru) (izvéstnyj) m
• Scottish Gaelic: cliùiteach (gd), ainmeil (gd)
• Spanish: famoso (es)
• Swedish: känd (sv), berömd (sv)
• Tagalog: kilala (tl)
• Turkish: ünlü (tr), meşhur (tr)
• Vietnamese: nổi tiếng (vi), nổi danh (vi)
• West Frisian: ferneamde (fy)

in the public eye

• Arabic: مشهور (mašhūr) m
• Bulgarian: известен (bg) (izvesten), знаменит (bg) (znamenit)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 有名 (cmn) (yǒumíng), 著名 (cmn) (zhùmíng)

• Dutch: alom bekend (nl)
• Finnish: kuuluisa (fi)

• French: célèbre (fr)
• German: berühmt (de)
• Hungarian: híres (hu)
• Russian: известный (ru) (izvéstnyj) m, знаменитый (ru) (znamenítyj) m
• Scottish Gaelic: cliùiteach (gd), ainmeil (gd), allail (gd)
• Tagalog: kilala (tl)

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Translations to be checked

• Hebrew: מפורסם (m'fursam)
• Kurdish: مه‌شهوور, به‌ناوبانگ, ناودار
• Lojban: misno
• Malayalam: പ്രശസ്ത (praSastha)
• Old English: mǣre

• Portuguese: famoso m, famosa f
• Slovene: slavne
• Spanish: famoso (es)
• Swedish: berömd