famous

Definition of famous in English English dictionary
famousspan>: Well known
famousspan>: In the public eye
Some people are only famous within their city.
famousspan>: {a} renowned, noted, distinguished, great
famously: {a} with great renown, cleverly, well
Famousspan>: celebrious
famousspan>: Someone or something that is famous is very well known. New Orleans is famous for its cuisine. England's most famous landscape artist, John Constable
famousspan>: {s} well-known, notorious; excellent, wonderful (Slang)
famousspan>: widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"
famousspan>: 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
famously: In a celebrated manner; notably; notoriously
famously: In a famous manner; in a distinguished degree; greatly; splendidly
famously: in a manner or to an extent that is well known; "in his famously anecdotal style
famously: You use famously to refer to a fact that is well known, usually because it is remarkable or extreme. Authors are famously ignorant about the realities of publishing
famously: in a famous manner; well, excellently (Informal); exceptionally, remarkably
famously: in a splendid manner; "he did splendidly in the exam"; "we got along famously"
famously: If you get on or get along famously with someone, you are very friendly with each other and enjoy meeting and being together. I got on famously with Leary from the first time we met
famously: in a manner or to an extent that is well known; "in his famously anecdotal style"