Definition of Renowned

1. Adjective. Widely known and esteemed. "A renowned painter"

Exact synonyms: Celebrated, Famed, Famous, Far-famed, Illustrious, Notable, Noted
Similar to: Known
Derivative terms: Fame, Fame, Illustriousness, Notability, Notable

Definition of Renowned

1. a. Famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities, or for grandeur; eminent; as, a renowned king.

Definition of Renowned

1. Adjective. Famous, celebrated, or well-known. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Renowned

1. renown [v] - See also: renown

Lexicographical Neighbors of Renowned

renovator
renovators
renovel
renovelance
renovelances
renovelled
renovelling
renovels
renovetur semel
renoviction
renovictions
renowme
renowmed
renowmes
renown
renowned (current term)
renownedly
renowner
renowners
renownful
renowning
renownless
renowns
rens
rensselaerite
rent
rent-a-car
rent-a-cop
rent-a-crowd
rent-a-quote

Literary usage of Renowned

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1899)
"The history and adventures of the renowned Don Quixote. Translated... by T. Smollett. Illustrated ... by Hayman. . . London: T. Osborne, 1761. 4 v. 2. ed. ..."

2. A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to the Present by Arthur Stedman, Edmund Clarence Stedman (1894)
"OF THE renowned WOUTER VAN TWILLER. [A History of New York. ... The renowned Wouter (or Walter) Van Twiller, was descended from a long line of Dutch ..."

3. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, Andrew Lang, Walter Leaf, Ernest Myers (1915)
"So when the renowned lame god had finished all the armour, he took and laid it before the mother of Achilles. Then she like a falcon sprang down from snowy ..."

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