Meanings
comparative more famed · superlative most famed
- Having fame; famous or noted.
Mystic’s maritime history dates to its days as a shipbuilding center, a time well preserved at the Mystic Seaport Museum, the world’s leading and largest of its kind, home to the famed 1800s whaleship, Charles W. Morgan.
2017 April 2, Tara Donaldson, “5 quiet U.S. coastal towns that offer a seaside escape”, in CNN
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivewidely known and esteemed
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂meh₂
- Proto-Italic*fāmā
- Latinfāma
- Old Frenchfame
- Middle Englishfame
- Englishfame
- Englishfamed
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 著名
- 著名 (zhùmíng)having fame
Finnish nimekäs
- nimekäshaving fame
Hindi मशहूर
- मशहूर (maśhūr)having fame
Latin fāmōsus
- fāmōsushaving fame
Scottish Gaelic allail, cliùiteach
- allailhaving fame
- cliùiteachhaving fame
Spanish afamado
- afamadohaving fame
Swedish berömd, ryktbar
- berömdhaving fame
- ryktbarhaving fame
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with famed
All rhymes →Cite this entry
famed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/famed
“famed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/famed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “famed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/famed.
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