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fame

  • noun
  • /feɪm/

One's reputation.

Other meanings

  1. The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of, especially for something positive.

  2. Something said or reported; gossip, rumour.

Related words

  • antifame
  • cyberfame
  • disfame
  • enfame
  • famacide
  • fameless
  • famesque
  • fame-worthy
  • Instafame
  • microfame
  • outfame
  • semifame

Word history

From Latin "fāma" (talk, rumor, report, reputation).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “fame” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.