famous

Definition

  • adjective: known or recognized by very many people
  • adjective: widely known
  • often + 'for' or 'as'
  • synonyms: transcendent, illustrious, remarkable

Examples

  • The hotel is 'famous as' the place where the treaty was signed.

  • a 'famous' entertainer/explorer/athlete/politician

  • The hotel is (justly) 'famous for' its luxury.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I only knew of two comics of Geof's before ... ... one of them, a legendary comic, Hard Boiled. And then Big Boy, which was not so famous. But Hard Boiled is pretty well-known. I had Hard Boiled on my shelf, like millions of other people. All I could assume was (..)
    2001 The Matrix Revisited