fame
/feɪm/
nounverb
One's reputation.
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Noun 2 meanings
One's reputation.
The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of, especially for something positive.
Verb 1 meaning
To make (someone or something) famous.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English fame, from Old French fame (“celebrity, renown”), itself borrowed from Latin fāma (“talk, rumor, report, reputation”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂-meh₂, from *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, say, tell”). Cognate with Ancient Greek φήμη (phḗmē, “talk”).
Similar and opposite words
Similar
famousness
Opposite
obscurityunknownness
FAME at a glance
FAME has 4 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (F 4 + A 1 + M 3 + E 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,940 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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