fame

Meaning

1. Something said or reported; gossip, rumour.
2. One's reputation.
3. The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of.

celebrity

good reputation

make famous

illustriousness

standig

conspicuousness

famous person

well known

reputation for ability

great renown

great name

honor and distinction

honour and distinction

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/feɪm/

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”). Related also to Latin for (“speak, say”, verb), Old English bōian (“to boast”), Old English bēn (“prayer, request”), Old English bannan (“to summon, command, proclaim”). More at ban. Displaced native Old English hlīsa.

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