FAMES

Etymology

Proper noun

Fames

(Roman god) A goddess who is a personification of famine and hunger. She is the Roman counterpart of Limos.

Noun

fames

plural of fame

Verb

fames

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fame

Source: Wiktionary


FAME

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



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