famous
adjectiveverbcommon in dialogue
- //ˈfeɪ.məs//
Well known.
adjective
- 1
Well known.
By this my ſword that conquer’d Perſea, Thy fall ſhall make me famous through the world:
- 2
In the public eye.
Some people are only famous within their city.
- 3
Excellent.
Pagett is a famous Job's comforter.
Etymology
From Middle English famous, from Anglo-Norman famous, from Latin fāmōsus, equivalent to fame + -ous. Displaced native Old English hlīsful.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo make famous; to bring renown to.
Forms
- comparative
- more famous
- superlative
- most famous
- past tense
- famoused
- past participle
- famoused
- present participle
- famousing
- third person singular
- famouses