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

  • (..) Where is it were going? Paris... The most sensible honeymoon destination of all So, Why Paris? Peaches. Outside the city at Montroy, There's a Gypsy camp famous for it's dried fruit, Especially peaches. There we shall find... Our fortune teller, And we'll return her bag. (..)
    2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows