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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Rumorous :: Rumorous (a.) Famous; notorious.
Eternize :: Eternize (v. t.) To make forever famous; to immortalize; as, to eternize one's self, a name, exploits..
Toledo :: Toledo (n.) A sword or sword blade made at Toledo in Spain, which city was famous in the 16th and 17th centuries for the excellence of its weapons..
Palladium :: Palladium (n.) Any statue of the goddess Pallas; esp., the famous statue on the preservation of which depended the safety of ancient Troy..
Homeric :: Homeric (a.) Of or pertaining to Homer, the most famous of Greek poets; resembling the poetry of Homer..
Renown :: Renown (v. t.) To make famous; to give renown to.
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..
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..
Famousness :: Famousness (n.) The state of being famous.
Fame :: Fame (v. t.) To make famous or renowned.
Philippic :: Philippic (n.) Any one of the series of famous orations of Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, denouncing Philip, king of Macedon..
Populous :: Populous (a.) Popular; famous.
Nameless :: Nameless (a.) Undistinguished; not noted or famous.
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..
Vatican :: Vatican (n.) A magnificent assemblage of buildings at Rome, near the church of St. Peter, including the pope's palace, a museum, a library, a famous chapel, etc..
Famously :: Famously (adv.) In a famous manner; in a distinguished degree; greatly; splendidly.
Nidering :: Nidering (a.) Infamous; dastardly.
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..
Aristotelian :: Aristotelian (a.) Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher (384-322 b. c.)..
Infamousness :: Infamousness (n.) The state or quality of being infamous; infamy.
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