'FAME' definitions:
Definition of 'fame'
From: WordNet
noun
The state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed [syn: fame, celebrity, renown] [ant: infamy, opprobrium]
noun
Favorable public reputation [ant: infamy]
Definition of 'Fame'
From: GCIDE
- Fame \Fame\ (f[=a]m), n. [OF. fame, L. fama, fr. fari to speak, akin to Gr. ???? a saying, report, fa`nai to speak. See Ban, and cf. Fable, Fate, Euphony, Blame.]
- 1. Public report or rumor. [1913 Webster]
- The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house. --Gen. xlv. 16. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington. [1913 Webster]
- I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited. --Shak.
- Syn: Notoriety; celebrity; renown; reputation. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Fame'
From: GCIDE
- Fame \Fame\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Famed,; p. pr. & vb. n. Faming.]
- 1. To report widely or honorably. [1913 Webster]
- The field where thou art famed To have wrought such wonders. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make famous or renowned. [1913 Webster]
- Those Hesperian gardens famed of old. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'fame'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acclaim,
- acclamation,
- acknowledgment,
- applause,
- ballyhoo,
- blurb,
- bright light,
- celebrity,
- character,
- common knowledge,
- consequence,
- conspicuousness,
- cry,
- currency,
- daylight,
- dignity,
- distinction,
- eclat,
- eminence,
- esteem,
- exposure,
- famousness,
- figure,
- glare,
- glory,
- greatness,
- heroism,
- honor,
- hoopla,
- hue and cry,
- illustriousness,
- kudos,
- limelight,
- loftiness,
- magnanimity,
- majesty,
- maximum dissemination,
- memorability,
- name,
- nobility,
- notability,
- note,
- noteworthiness,
- notoriety,
- notoriousness,
- plug,
- popularity,
- PR,
- preeminence,
- press notice,
- prestige,
- prominence,
- public eye,
- public knowledge,
- public relations,
- public report,
- publicity,
- publicity story,
- publicness,
- puff,
- reclame,
- recognition,
- remarkableness,
- renown,
- rep,
- report,
- reputation,
- repute,
- salience,
- spotlight,
- stardom,
- sublimity,
- superiority,
- the bubble reputation,
- vogue,
- write-up
Acronyms for 'FAME'
From: V.E.R.A.
- FORMEX Applied to Multilingualism in Europe (SGML, Europe)