FAMED - 7 definitions found
famed adj 1: widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" [syn: celebrated, famed, far-famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted, renowned] famed fadme Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) famed adjective Date: circa 1533 known widely and well ; famous Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary famed If people, places, or things are famed for a particular thing, they are very well known for it. The city is famed for its outdoor restaurants. ...the famed Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado. = renowned ADJ: oft ADJ for n English Explanatory Dictionary famed feɪmd adj. 1 (foll. by for) famous; much spoken of (famed for its good food). 2 archaic currently reported. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Fame \Fame\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Famed,; p. pr. & vb. n. Faming.] 1. To report widely or honorably. The field where thou art famed To have wrought such wonders. --Milton. 2. To make famous or renowned. Those Hesperian gardens famed of old. --Milton. |
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