renown

[ri-noun]

noun

1. widespread and high repute; fame.

   Synonyms: eminence, note, distinction, glory, celebrity

2. Obsolete.,  report or rumor.

renown

/ rɪˈnaʊn /

noun

1. widespread reputation, esp of a good kind; fame

Other Word Forms

• renownless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of renown¹

1300–50; Middle English renoun < Anglo-French; Old French renom, derivative of renomer to make famous < Latin re- re- + nōmināre to name

Word History and Origins

Origin of renown¹

C14: from Anglo-Norman renoun , from Old French renom , from renomer to celebrate, from _re- + nomer to name, from Latin nōmināre

Example Sentences

Instead, at the height of his renown, Redford turned his eye toward his industry, looking critically at the state of its output.

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When he scored a coveted spot as a cartoonist for The Denver Post, Oliphant gained a taste for the anti-establishment, and soon after, his cartoons were syndicated internationally, gaining him renown the world over.

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The Eames House has achieved a level of international renown reserved for some of the world’s most revered historic destinations.

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The land it stood on found its first renown as Inceville.

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He’s a proper theater actor who came to renown playing Alex in an onstage production of “A Clockwork Orange.”

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