If you describe someone or something as legendary, you mean that they are very famous and that many stories are told about them.
...the legendary Jazz singer Adelaide Hall.
His political skill is legendary.
Synonyms: famous, celebrated, well-known, acclaimed More Synonyms of legendary
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
A legendary person, place, or event is mentioned or described in an old legend.
The hill is supposed to be the resting place of the legendary King Lud.
Synonyms: mythical, fabled, traditional, romantic More Synonyms of legendary
legendary in British English
(ˈlɛdʒəndərɪ, -drɪ)
adjective
1.
of or relating to legend
2.
celebrated or described in a legend or legends
3.
very famous or notorious
legendary in American English
(ˈlɛdʒənˌdɛri)
adjective
1.
of, based on, or presented in legends
2.
a.
remarkable; extraordinary
b.
well-known; famous
SIMILAR WORDS: ficˈtitious
Examples of 'legendary' in a sentence
legendary
That is what being legendary is about.
The Sun (2016)
But the legendary singer warned that bagging a record deal didn't necessarily equal success.
The Sun (2016)
Yes, because I suppose it just added to her amazing legendary status.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Some recordings acquire such legendary status that they deserve to be more widely trumpeted.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
One reason perhaps is its increasingly legendary status.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Another legendary singer is performing closer to home.
The Sun (2016)
Now breathes there a man with soul so dead that he can resist a book about legendary islands?
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
The rodent plague has been caused by the many tourists who visit the place on account of its legendary status.
The Sun (2012)
This guy deserves his legendary status.
The Sun (2015)
These myths come into legendary status.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We've had legendary figures dying on us but at an older age.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He was a fearless campaigner and a legendary figure for the Labour movement.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But he is more interested in attaining something money cannot buy - legendary status.
The Sun (2009)
It was often said that he was the most popular opera singer since the legendary Caruso.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Like many legendary men of action, he was short.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
HE had already reached legendary status before he stepped on to the track last night.
The Sun (2012)
This only fuelled the outrage - as well as speculation that he might be losing his legendary political skill.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
His fundraising skills are legendary.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Here he tells SFTW his memories of the legendary singer.
The Sun (2016)
Bolt has done all he can do, but the one criterion in the way of legendary status is the lack of a consistent rival.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Nowhere was his modernisation agenda more evident than in his comments about the legendary power of the governor's eyebrows to manage the financial sector.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
His first radio broadcasts have legendary status at the Beeb, largely because he was quite useless.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What they wanted to know was what I knew about their almost legendary Sistema.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But there are so many other legendary challenges out there, and so few years left before my creaky old knees finally scream'you cannot be serious!
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The chance to earn legendary status at one of the world's great clubs, by edging them over the line for the biggest domestic prize of all.
The Sun (2014)
In other languages
legendary
British English: legendary ADJECTIVE
If you describe someone or something as legendary, you mean that they are very famous and that many stories are told about them.
His political skill is legendary.
American English: legendary
Brazilian Portuguese: legendário
Chinese: 大名鼎鼎的
European Spanish: legendario
French: légendaire
German: legendär
Italian: leggendario
Japanese: 伝説的な
Korean: 전설적인
European Portuguese: legendário
Latin American Spanish: legendario
Chinese translation of 'legendary'
legendary
(ˈlɛdʒəndərɪ)
adj
(= from legend) 传(傳)奇的 (chuánqí de)
(fig, = very famous) 传(傳)奇般的 (chuánqíbān de)
1 (adjective)
Definition
very famous
His political skill is legendary.
Synonyms
famous
England's most famous landscape artist, John Constable
celebrated
He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.
well-known
He liked to surround himself with attractive or well-known people.
acclaimed
She has published six highly acclaimed novels.
renowned
The area is renowned for its churches.
famed
The city is famed for its outdoor restaurants.
immortal
illustrious
the most illustrious scientists of the century
Opposites
unknown
2 (adjective)
Definition
described in legend
The hill is supposed to be the resting place of the legendary King Lud.
Synonyms
mythical
the mythical beast that had seven or more heads
fabled
the fabled city of Troy
traditional
romantic
Both figures have become the stuff of romantic legends.
fabulous
The chimaera of myth is a fabulous beast made up of the parts of other animals.
fanciful
fanciful ideas about Martian life
fictitious
a source of fictitious rumours
storybook
apocryphal
This may well be an apocryphal story.
Opposites
historical
,
genuine
,
factual
Additional synonyms
in the sense of acclaimed
She has published six highly acclaimed novels.
Synonyms
celebrated,
famous,
acknowledged,
praised,
outstanding,
distinguished,
admired,
renowned,
noted,
highly rated,
eminent,
revered,
famed,
illustrious,
well received,
much vaunted,
highly esteemed,
much touted,
well thought of,
lionized,
highly thought of
in the sense of apocryphal
Definition
of questionable authenticity
This may well be an apocryphal story.
Synonyms
dubious,
legendary,
doubtful,
questionable,
mythical,
spurious,
fictitious,
unsubstantiated,
equivocal,
unverified,
unauthenticated,
uncanonical
in the sense of celebrated
Definition
well known
He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.
Synonyms
renowned,
popular,
famous,
outstanding,
distinguished,
well-known,
prominent,
glorious,
acclaimed,
notable,
eminent,
revered,
famed,
illustrious,
pre-eminent,
lionized
Synonyms of 'legendary'
legendary
Explore 'legendary' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of fabled
Definition
well-known from anecdotes and stories rather than experience
the fabled city of Troy
Synonyms
legendary,
fictional,
famed,
mythical,
storied,
famous,
fabulous
in the sense of fabulous
Definition
told of in fables and legends
The chimaera of myth is a fabulous beast made up of the parts of other animals.
Synonyms
legendary,
imaginary,
mythical,
fictitious,
made-up,
fantastic,
invented,
unreal,
mythological,
apocryphal
in the sense of famed
Definition
extremely well-known
The city is famed for its outdoor restaurants.
Synonyms
renowned,
celebrated,
recognized,
well-known,
acclaimed,
widely-known
in the sense of fanciful
Definition
guided by unrestrained imagination
fanciful ideas about Martian life
Synonyms
unreal,
wild,
ideal,
romantic,
fantastic,
curious,
fabulous,
imaginative,
imaginary,
poetic,
extravagant,
visionary,
fairy-tale,
mythical,
whimsical,
capricious,
chimerical
in the sense of fictitious
Definition
not genuine
a source of fictitious rumours
Synonyms
false,
made-up,
bogus,
untrue,
non-existent,
fabricated,
counterfeit,
feigned,
spurious,
apocryphal
in the sense of illustrious
Definition
famous and distinguished
the most illustrious scientists of the century
Synonyms
famous,
great,
noted,
celebrated,
signal,
brilliant,
remarkable,
distinguished,
prominent,
glorious,
noble,
splendid,
notable,
renowned,
eminent,
famed,
exalted
in the sense of renowned
Definition
famous
The area is renowned for its churches.
Synonyms
famous,
noted,
celebrated,
well-known,
distinguished,
esteemed,
acclaimed,
notable,
eminent,
famed,
illustrious
in the sense of romantic
Both figures have become the stuff of romantic legends.
Synonyms
fictitious,
made-up,
fantastic,
fabulous,
legendary,
exaggerated,
imaginative,
imaginary,
extravagant,
unrealistic,
improbable,
fairy-tale,
idyllic,
fanciful,
wild,
chimerical
in the sense of well-known
Definition
widely known
He liked to surround himself with attractive or well-known people.