Fame

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Great renown: a concert violinist of international fame.
  • n. Public estimation; reputation: a politician of ill fame.
  • n. Archaic Rumor.
  • v. To make renowned or famous.
  • v. Archaic To report to be.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. What is said or reported; gossip, rumour.
  • n. The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of.
  • v. to make (someone or something) famous
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Public report or rumor.
  • n. Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable.
  • v. To report widely or honorably.
  • v. To make famous or renowned.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A public report or rumor.
  • n. Report or opinion widely diffused; renown; notoriety; celebrity, favorable or unfavorable, but especially the former; reputation: as, the fame of Washington; literary fame: rarely used in the plural.
  • To report.
  • To make famous.
  • To defame.
  • To famish.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. favorable public reputation
  • n. the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
  • Verb Form
    famed    fames    faming   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    repute    reputation    honour    honor    laurels   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    famed    faming    hall of fame    walk of fame   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    renown    celebrity    reputation    notoriety    eternize    immortalize    church    temple   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ame    Boehme    Graeme    Mayme    Sejm    acclaim    aflame    aim    ashame    ballgame   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    glory    reputation    renown    honor    wealth    happiness    success    achievement    fortune    praise