Shobdo Logo
MWabalone
Examples
  • //a book about some of the most famous people of the last century
  • //the review gushed that the restaurant offered some truly famous Southern-style cooking
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin famosus, from fama fame
famous
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples
  • //a book about some of the most famous people of the last century
  • //the review gushed that the restaurant offered some truly famous Southern-style cooking
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin famosus, from fama fame
famous
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms