fame, celebrity, renown
(noun) the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
fame
(noun) favorable public reputation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fame (usually uncountable, plural fames)
(now, rare) What is said or reported; gossip, rumour.
One's reputation.
The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of.
Antonyms: obscurity, unknownness
fame (third-person singular simple present fames, present participle faming, simple past and past participle famed)
(transitive) to make (someone or something) famous
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Source: Wiktionary
Fame, n. Etym: [OF. fame, L. fama, fr. fari to speak, akin to Gr. Ban, and cf. Fable, Fate, Euphony, Blame.]
1. Public report or rumor. The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house. Gen. xlv. 16.
2. Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington. I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited. Shak.
Syn.
– Notoriety; celebrity; renown; reputation.
Fame, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Famed,; p. pr. & vb. n. Faming.]
1. To report widely or honorably. The field where thou art famed To have wrought such wonders. Milton.
2. To make famous or renowned. Those Hesperian gardens famed of old. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
