Definitions for famous

famous fa·mous

Spelling: [fey-muh s]
IPA: /ˈfeɪ məs/

Famous is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 92 anagrams from letters in famous (afmosu).

Definitions for famous

adjective

  1. having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated: Synonyms: famed, notable, illustrious. Antonyms: unknown, obscure.
  2. Informal. first-rate; excellent:
  3. notorious (used pejoratively).

Origin of famous

1350-1400; Middle English Anglo-French Latin fāmōsus. See fame, -ous

Examples for famous

Some day, when I am rich and famous, I shall look back on all this with regret.

It produced no great generals and statesmen and no famous Kings.

But the authority of his name far exceeds that of our own, famous or obscure though we be.

One of the most famous directors of this era was Shin Sang-ok (신상옥).

The film has one of the most famous violent sequences of all time.

To Cimabue succeeded his pupil, the famous Giotto, who died in 1337.

The Horse You Came in On Saloon, Baltimore Horse-themed bars must be bad luck for famous authors.

For a moment he was back in a famous clinic, and this man across from him—it was not believable!

As anybody who has seen his now famous rant on Parks and Recreation knows, Patton Oswalt can get a little obsessed.

A few years ago the famous geographer, Joanne, was silent on both.

Word Value for famous
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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