famous
adjective OPAL S
/ˈfeɪməs/
/ˈfeɪməs/
Idioms - known about by many people
- a famous artist/actor
- The actor was one of many famous faces at the party.
- Loch Ness is probably the most famous lake in Scotland.
- Tiger Woods is one of the most famous names in golf.
- Many rich and famous people have stayed at the hotel.
- So this is the famous dress! (= the one we have heard a lot about but have not seen).
- The song was made famous by Frank Sinatra.
- This was the book that made her famous.
- famous for something He became internationally famous for his novels.
- famous as something She was more famous as a writer than as a singer.
Extra Examples- He was famous as both a teacher and a scientist.
- The city is justly famous for its nightclubs.
- The school was made famous by its association with Charles Dickens.
- The town became famous for its lace.
- internationally famous rock stars
- He married the daughter of a famous artist.
- It's a restaurant where you often see famous faces.
- So this is the famous dress (= the one you keep talking about)!
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- make somebody/something
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- as
- for
- rich and famous
- the famousnoun [plural] people who are known about by many people
- the lifestyles of the rich and famous
More Like This Words that look like opposites, but aren’tWords that look like opposites, but aren’t- different / indifferent
- interested / disinterested
- famous / infamous
- flammable / inflammable
- savoury / unsavoury
- sensible / insensible
- valuable / invaluable
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French fameus, from Latin famosus ‘famed’, from fama.
Idioms
famous last words
- (saying) people sometimes say Famous last words! when they think somebody is being too confident about something that is going to happen
- ‘Everything's under control.’ ‘Famous last words!’