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

  • (..) This is the picture of Old Man Kangaroo at in the afternoon. Would you like to have dinner? Did I tell you that I danced for Ballenchine? He's a famous choreographer. He said that I had perfect line. In a rehearsal once, a dancer fell. And he just put it right into the production. (..)
    2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • (..) -Molasses. Molasses. I learned to read when I was five. My grandfather was a dresser for a famous actor. He brought home every play for me to read. "Kind keepers of my weak decaying age let dying Mortimer (..)
    2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button