Meanings
- obsoleteuncountableThe state or quality of being famous.
Origin
- Latinfamositas“infamy”
- Englishfamosity
From Latin famositas (“infamy”). Compare French famosité. See famous.
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famosity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/famosity
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