Fame : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Fame	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Fame
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fame n the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed Synonym(s): fame, celebrity, renown Antonym(s): infamy, opprobrium favorable public reputation Antonym(s): infamy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fame \Fame\, n. [OF. fame, L. fama, fr. fari to speak, akin to Gr. [?][?][?][?] a saying, report, [?][?][?][?][?] to speak. See {Ban}, and cf. {Fable}, {Fate}, {Euphony}, {Blame}.] 1. Public report or rumor. The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house. --Gen. xlv. 16. 2. Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington. I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited. --Shak. Syn: Notoriety; celebrity; renown; reputation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fame \Fame\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Famed},; p. pr. & vb. n. {Faming}.] 1. To report widely or honorably. The field where thou art famed To have wrought such wonders. --Milton. 2. To make famous or renowned. Those Hesperian gardens famed of old. --Milton.