famousness

noun

Definition of famousnessnext
as in fame

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  1. fame
  2. reputation
  3. renown
  4. celebrity
  5. repute
  6. kudos
  7. eminence
  8. glory
Noun
  • Early success and early fame can sometimes impart a kind of cultural tunnel vision—an inability to look beyond the next project, or an insecurity when speaking beyond what’s coming up.
    — Alice Robb, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The opening of Husk in Charleston in 2010 blasted Brock to national fame.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of fame
Noun
  • This is where reputation and communications become part of the business decisions.
    — Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than replicating the formula of an international luxury chain, Elegance has built its reputation on intimate hotels that celebrate Vietnamese hospitality, thoughtful design, and sense of place.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of reputation
Noun
  • Despite that, Evelyn, Geraldine and Mildred Gay never achieved the same renown as peers like Mahalia Jackson and Clara Ward.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Related Articles Botstein led Bard College from 1975 and was known as a deft fundraiser who helped earn the small institution global renown.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of renown
Noun
  • The Los Angeles city attorney’s office is suing an animal rescue organization that was once a favorite among Hollywood celebrities, alleging that its owner purchased dogs from puppy mills and portrayed them to adopters as animals that were rescued.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Above Average is billed as an irreverent look at celebrity culture, corporate power and society’s obsession with being exceptional.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of celebrity
Noun
  • John Field, one of Li’s two protagonists, was in fact a classical pianist of some repute, having invented the nocturne form of composition that Chopin would make famous in Field’s lifetime.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • And the ecological values of roadless areas are beyond repute.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of repute
Noun
  • Yet Biden gets kudos for drawing down 180 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve when gasoline prices were topping out at a record $5 a gallon in June, Faucher says.
    — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Greenwald, who was introduced with Bronx flair by Cardi B, also brought an aw-shucks attitude in accepting the kudos.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Feb. 2023
Definition of kudos
Noun
  • Baitz’s story is set in Palm Springs, in December, 2004, at the home of Polly and Lyman Wyeth, an opulent sandstone aerie with meditative views of the desert, a massive Christmas tree, and portraits of eminences like Barry Goldwater.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • But of the leaders of those three mega-bands, perhaps the most mysterious remains Pete Townshend, The Who’s songwriter and enigmatic eminence, thrashing chords and smashing guitars while Roger Daltrey handled lead vocals.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of eminence
Noun
  • In reality, there are no heroes and no glory, only worlds that collapse and dreams that shatter.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Behold, here on the Hudson Theatre stage, the 11-time Emmy winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus in all her quipping glory.
    — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of glory
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