Meaning of FAME
| Pronunciation: | | feym
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- [n] the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
- [n] favorable public reputation
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| | Synonyms: | | celebrity, renown |
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| | Antonyms: | | infamy, opprobrium | | |
| | See Also: | | honor, honour, laurels, reputation, repute | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Fame\, n. [OF. fame, L. fama, fr. fari to speak, akin to
Gr. ???? a saying, report, ????? to speak. See {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.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you have fame indicates unrealized achievements and disappointed aspirations. It suggests your need to be admired by those around you.
Seeing famous people in your dream means an increase to your prosperity and honor. |
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| | Related Terms: | | acclaim, acclamation, acknowledgment, applause, ballyhoo, blurb, bright light, celebrity, character, common knowledge, consequence, conspicuousness, cry, currency, daylight, dignity, distinction, eclat, eminence, esteem, exposure, famousness, figure, glare, glory, greatness, heroism, honor, hoopla, hue and cry, illustriousness, kudos, limelight, loftiness, magnanimity, majesty, maximum dissemination, memorability, name, nobility, notability, note, noteworthiness, notoriety, notoriousness, plug, popularity, PR, preeminence, press notice, prestige, prominence, public eye, public knowledge, public relations, public report, publicity, publicity story, publicness, puff, reclame, recognition, remarkableness, renown, rep, report, reputation, repute, salience, spotlight, stardom, sublimity, superiority, the bubble reputation, vogue, write-up |
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