famed
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of famed
Explanation
Something that's famed is very well-known, or famous. Your dad's famed brownies are the highlight of every bake sale in town. The adjective famed basically means "renowned." In other words, something that's famed is famous, usually for its excellence. If a book is famed, it's either a bestseller or a classic, and if your English teacher is famed, it's probably hard to get into her classes because everyone wants to take them. The 16th century meaning of famed was "much talked about," from the now-obsolete verb fame, "spread abroad or report."
Example Sentences
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Fan Tara Rosales was one of the many who were unconvinced the wedding would actually take place at the famed arena.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
Fences crisscrossing the National Mall to hem in the Great American State Fair have blocked the famed sightline from the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026
Like the Pardoner in Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales,” or famed American showman P.T.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026
The restaurateur is the third generation of his family to run Wattana Panich, famed for the geriatric “mother stock” that forms the backbone of its signature beef noodle soup.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
A professor of rhetoric at Bowdoin College, sometimes professor of “Natural and Revealed Religion,” successor to the chair of the famed Professor Stowe, husband to Harriet Beecher.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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