Definition of famous

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Famous (a.) Celebrated in fame or public report; renowned; mach talked of; distinguished in story; -- used in either a good or a bad sense, chiefly the former; often followed by for; as, famous for erudition, for eloquence, for military skill; a famous pirate..

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Famosity :: Famosity (n.) The state or quality of being famous.
Breme :: Breme (a.) Famous; renowned; well known.
Infamize :: Infamize (v. t.) To make infamous; to defame.
Homeric :: Homeric (a.) Of or pertaining to Homer, the most famous of Greek poets; resembling the poetry of Homer..
Palladium :: Palladium (n.) Any statue of the goddess Pallas; esp., the famous statue on the preservation of which depended the safety of ancient Troy..
Fame :: Fame (v. t.) To make famous or renowned.
Famously :: Famously (adv.) In a famous manner; in a distinguished degree; greatly; splendidly.
Classical :: Classical (n.) Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds..
Eternize :: Eternize (v. t.) To make forever famous; to immortalize; as, to eternize one's self, a name, exploits..
New :: New (superl.) Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously kniwn or famous..
Avernian :: Avernian (a.) Of or pertaining to Avernus, a lake of Campania, in Italy, famous for its poisonous vapors, which ancient writers fancied were so malignant as to kill birds flying over it. It was represented by the poets to be connected with the infernal regions..
Undeeded :: Undeeded (a.) Not made famous by any great action.
Kohnur :: Kohnur (n.) A famous diamond, surrendered to the British crown on the annexation of the Punjab. According to Hindoo legends, it was found in a Golconda mine, and has been the property of various Hindoo and Persian rulers..
Ca Ira :: Ca ira () The refrain of a famous song of the French Revolution.
Infamousness :: Infamousness (n.) The state or quality of being infamous; infamy.
Argas :: Argas (n.) A genus of venomous ticks which attack men and animals. The famous Persian Argas, also called Miana bug, is A. Persicus; that of Central America, called talaje by the natives, is A. Talaje..
Prostitute :: Prostitute (a.) Openly given up to lewdness; devoted to base or infamous purposes.
Orpheus :: Orpheus (n.) The famous mythic Thracian poet, son of the Muse Calliope, and husband of Eurydice. He is reputed to have had power to entrance beasts and inanimate objects by the music of his lyre..
Bloody :: Bloody (a.) Infamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet.
Infamous :: Infamous (a.) Causing or producing infamy; deserving detestation; scandalous to the last degree; as, an infamous act; infamous vices; infamous corruption..
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