famous

 
Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪməs/

adjective

  • 1known about by many people: a famous star the country is famous for its natural beauty
  • 2 informal excellent: Galway stormed to a famous victory

Phrases

famous for being famous

having no recognizable reason for one’s fame other than high media exposure: television reporters are now often more famous for being famous than for their work

famous for fifteen minutes

see fifteen minutes of fame at fifteen.

famous last words

said as an ironic comment on an overconfident assertion that may later be proved wrong: ‘I’ll be perfectly OK on my own.’ ‘Famous last words,’ she thought to herself

Derivatives

famousness

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French fameus, from Latin famosus 'famed', from fama (see fame)