famed

F4A1M3E1D2
/feɪmd/

adjective

Having fame; famous or noted.

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

adjectivefamed (comparative more famed, superlative most famed)

comparative more famed · superlative most famed

  1. 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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂meh₂
  3. Proto-Italic*fāmā
  4. Latinfāma
  5. Old Frenchfame
  6. Middle Englishfame
  7. Englishfame
  8. Englishfamed

From fame + -ed.

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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

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Cite this entry
APA

famed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/famed

MLA

“famed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/famed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “famed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/famed.

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