famousadjective
uk/ˈfeɪ.məs/us/ˈfeɪ.məs/A1 known and recognized by many people:
a famous actress/building
Marie Curie is famous for her contribution to science.
a city famous for its nightlife
More examples
- Scotland is famous for its spectacular countryside.
- I'm going to be a famous pop star when I'm older.
- Who's the most famous person you've ever interviewed on TV?
- The Beatles will always be the world's most famous pop group.
- Billie Holiday was famous for singing the blues.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Fame and famous
- A-list
- acclaim
- anyone
- anyone who is/was anyone idiom
- B-list
- high-profile
- hit the headlines idiom
- household word
- illustrious
- immortal
- immortalize
- plaque
- prominent
- proverbial
- put sth/sb on the map idiom
- renown
- reputed
- rise to fame idiom
- sb's/sth's claim to fame idiom
- steal
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famous last words