How to Spell famous

famous

famous - adjective

  • Widely known
  • Honored for achievement
  • Excellent, first-rate
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"a restaurant famous for its French cuisine"

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin {it}famosus{/it}, from {it}fama{/it} fame

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin famosus, from fama fame