nonfamous

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adjective

Not famous.

Similar
namelessunreputedunsungfamelessglorilessingloriousobscurerenownless
Opposite
famousbaitfabledfamedfamoused
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Meanings

adjectivenonfamous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot famous.

    People read a list of nonfamous names. Next, these old names are mixed with famous and new nonfamous names, and presented for fame judgments.

    1996, Wendy A Rogers, Arthur D Fisk, Neff Walker, Aging and skilled performance: advances in theory and applications

    Synonyms: nameless, unreputed, unsung, fameless, gloriless, inglorious, nameless, obscure · Antonyms: famous, bait, fabled, famed, famous, famoused, iconic, irrecondite

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot famous.

Similar
namelessunreputedunsungfamelessglorilessingloriousnamelessobscurerenownlessunfamousunhonoredunglorifiedunglorifulungloriousunnoticedunnotedunreputedunrenownedunsung
Opposite
famousbaitfabledfamedfamousfamousediconicirreconditeknownlegendarymerenotablenotednoteworthyproverbialrecognizablerenownedstoriedwell-known
Also see
famelessglorilessingloriousnamelessrenownlessunfamousunglorifiedunglorifulungloriousunhonoredunnotedunnoticedunrenownedunreputedunsung

Origin

From non- + famous.

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Translations

Latin inceleber
  • incelebernot famous
Cite this entry
APA

nonfamous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonfamous

MLA

“nonfamous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonfamous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonfamous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonfamous.

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