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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Infamous :: Infamous (a.) Of very bad report; having a reputation of the worst kind; held in abhorrence; guilty of something that exposes to infamy; base; notoriously vile; detestable; as, an infamous traitor; an infamous perjurer..
Infamous :: Infamous (a.) Causing or producing infamy; deserving detestation; scandalous to the last degree; as, an infamous act; infamous vices; infamous corruption..
Infamize :: Infamize (v. t.) To make infamous; to defame.
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..
Infamous :: Infamous (a.) Branded with infamy by conviction of a crime; as, at common law, an infamous person can not be a witness..
Rumorous :: Rumorous (a.) Famous; notorious.
Defamous :: Defamous (a.) Defamatory.
Draconian :: Draconian (a.) Pertaining to Draco, a famous lawgiver of Athens, 621 b. c..
Defame :: Defame (v. t.) To render infamous; to bring into disrepute.
Colossus :: Colossus (n.) A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome, the Colossus of Apollo at Rhodes..
Renownful :: Renownful (a.) Having great renown; famous.
Ca Ira :: Ca ira () The refrain of a famous song of the French Revolution.
Delphic :: Delphic (a.) Of or relating to Delphi, or to the famous oracle of that place..
Renowned :: Renowned (a.) Famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities, or for grandeur; eminent; as, a renowned king..
Infamous :: Infamous (a.) Having a bad name as being the place where an odious crime was committed, or as being associated with something detestable; hence, unlucky; perilous; dangerous..
Eternize :: Eternize (v. t.) To make forever famous; to immortalize; as, to eternize one's self, a name, exploits..
Homeric :: Homeric (a.) Of or pertaining to Homer, the most famous of Greek poets; resembling the poetry of Homer..
Famous :: 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..
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..
Opprobrious :: Opprobrious (a.) Infamous; despised; rendered hateful; as, an opprobrious name..
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