renowned

3 definitions found

renowned - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Renowned \Re*nowned"\ (r?-nound"), a.
     Famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished
     qualities, or for grandeur; eminent; as, a renowned king.
     "Some renowned metropolis with glistering spires." --Milton.
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           These were the renowned of the congregation. --Num. i.
                                                    61.
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     Syn: Famous; famed; distinguished; noted; eminent;
          celebrated; remarkable; wonderful. See Famous.
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renowned - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  renowned
      adj 1: widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a
             celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an
             illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned
             painter" [syn: celebrated, famed, far-famed,
             famous, illustrious, notable, noted, renowned]

renowned - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "renowned":
     acclaimed, august, celebrated, distinguished, elevated, eminent,
     exalted, fabled, famed, famous, far-famed, far-heard, glorious,
     godlike, great, heroic, high, honored, illustrious, lauded,
     legendary, lofty, magnanimous, magnificent, majestic, marked,
     much acclaimed, mythical, noble, notable, noted, notorious,
     of mark, of note, outstanding, popular, prominent, signal, soaring,
     sublime, superb, talked-about, talked-of, towering, well-known