famous

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US /ˈfeɪ.məs/ See IPA manual

adj verb Freq #1339

Meanings

1

adj
Known about by very many people.

She is a famous actor.

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Synonyms

1 adj · known about by very many... celebrated well-known

More bait fabled famedfamousediconicirreconditeknown legendary mere notable noted noteworthy

Opposites

normalunfamousunknown

Word family

Forms famously

Derived forms cosfamouse-famousfamousishfamouslyfamousness infamous infamously infamousnessinstafamousmegafamousmicrofamousnonfamous

Related forms big-namecelebrity famefame-ishglorymegastarpersonage praise star vip

Etymology

From Middle English famous, from Anglo-Norman famous, from Latin fāmōsus, equivalent to fame + -ous. Displaced native Old English hlīsful.

famous Middle English fāmōsus Latin

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# famous

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** adj, verb
**IPA (US):** ˈfeɪ.məs
**Frequency rank:** 1339

## Meanings
1. Known about by very many people.

## Examples
- She is a famous actor.

## Synonyms
- bait
- fabled
- famed
- famoused
- iconic
- irrecondite
- known
- legendary
- mere
- notable
- noted
- noteworthy

## Antonyms
- normal
- unfamous
- unknown

## Derived Forms
- cosfamous
- e-famous
- famousish
- famously
- famousness
- infamous
- infamously
- infamousness
- instafamous
- megafamous
- microfamous
- nonfamous

## Related Forms
- big-name
- celebrity
- fame
- fame-ish
- glory
- megastar
- personage
- praise
- star
- vip

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: famous
- Root: fāmōsus
- Affix: -ous - full of

## Etymology
From Middle English famous, from Anglo-Norman famous, from Latin fāmōsus, equivalent to fame + -ous. Displaced native Old English hlīsful.

## AI Etymology
Famous comes from Middle English famous, from Anglo-Norman famous, from Latin fāmōsus, equivalent to fame + -ous. Displaced native Old English hlīsful. In current use, the main sense is “Known about by very many people”.

## Topics
- People & Society

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