famed
AdjectiveUS[feymd]/feɪmd/1 syllable
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Adjective (1)
- widely known and esteemed“a famous actor”“a celebrated musician”“a famed scientist”“an illustrious judge”“a notable historian”“a renowned painter”Synonyms: celebratedfar-famedfamousillustriousnotablenotedrenownedOpposite unknownSimilar known
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“famed” is listed under Fame.
Fame transitive verb [past tense & past participle Famed,; present participle & verbal noun Faming.]
1. To report widely or honorably.
The field where thou art famed To have wrought such wonders.— John Milton
2. To make famous or renowned.
Those Hesperian gardens famed of old.— John Milton
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54